חֲזִירchăzîyr
swine, boar
Pronunciation: khaz-eer' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2386
Meanings
1. swine (Leviticus 11:7; Deuteronomy 14:8; Isaiah 65:4)
2. wild boar (Psalms 80:14)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Leviticus 11:7 The pig has evenly split hooves but does not chew the cud, so it is unclean.
- Deuteronomy 14:8 And you may not eat the pig. It has split hooves but does not chew the cud, so it is ceremonially unclean for you. You may not eat the meat of these animals or even touch their carcasses.
- Psalms 80:13 The wild boar from the forest devours it, and the wild animals feed on it.
- Proverbs 11:22 A beautiful woman who lacks discretion is like a gold ring in a pig’s snout.
- Isaiah 65:4 At night they go out among the graves, worshiping the dead. They eat the flesh of pigs and make stews with other forbidden foods.
- Isaiah 66:3 But those who choose their own ways— delighting in their detestable sins— will not have their offerings accepted. When such people sacrifice a bull, it is no more acceptable than a human sacrifice. When they sacrifice a lamb, it’s as though they had sacrificed a dog! When they bring an offering of grain, they might as well offer the blood of a pig. When they burn frankincense, it’s as if they had blessed an idol.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).