chazir · pig

What it means

chazir (חֲזִיר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “pig”.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. An animal with a split hoof that does not chew the cud; also the wild one of the forest.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• pig ×4
• pigs ×2
• boar ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Leviticus×1
• Deuteronomy×1
• Psalms×1
• Proverbs×1
• Isaiah×3

• Leviticus 11:7

  And the pig, for it divides the hoof and is split with a cleft in the hoof, but it does not chew the cud; it shall be unclean for you.

• Deuteronomy 14:8

  And the pig, because it parts the hoof but does not chew the cud, it is unclean for you. Of their flesh you shall not eat, and their carcasses you shall not touch.

• Psalms 80:13

  The boar from the forest gnaws at it, and what moves in the field feeds on it.

• Proverbs 11:22

  A ring of gold in the snout of a pig, so is a beautiful woman who turns away from judgment.

• Isaiah 65:4

  who sit in the tombs and spend the night in hidden places; who eat the flesh of pigs, and broth of repulsive things is in their vessels;

• Isaiah 66:3

  One who slaughters the ox, one who strikes a man; one who sacrifices the lamb, one who breaks the neck of a dog; one who presents an offering, the blood of a pig; one who makes a memorial of frankincense, one who blesses wickedness. They too have chosen their ways, and in their detestable things their soul delights.

• Isaiah 66:17

  “Those who consecrate themselves and purify themselves for the gardens, after one in the middle, who eat the flesh of pigs and the detestable thing and the mouse, will come to an end together, declares YHWH.