זֵד

zed · arrogant, insolent

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2086 · appears 13 times in the Bible

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What it means

zed (זֵד) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “arrogant, insolent”.

One who acts with pride, knowingly and without fear.

How to say it

zed

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 arrogant person who despises God.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

Related words

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

Where it appears

  • Psalms 19:13

    Also from the insolent hold back your servant; let them not rule over me. Then I will be blameless and innocent of great transgression.

  • Psalms 86:14

    Elohim, insolent men have risen against me, and a community of tyrants seeks my soul; and they have not set you before them.

  • Psalms 119:21

    You have rebuked the insolent, the cursed, those who stray from your commandments.

  • Psalms 119:51

    The insolent have mocked me exceedingly; from your instruction I have not turned aside.

  • Psalms 119:69

    The insolent have smeared lies against me; I, with all my heart, will guard your precepts.

  • Psalms 119:78

    Let the insolent be ashamed, for with lies they have wronged me; I will reflect on your precepts.

  • Psalms 119:85

    The insolent have dug pits for me, which is not according to your instruction.

  • Psalms 119:122

    Be surety for your servant for good; do not let the insolent oppress me.

  • Proverbs 21:24

    Insolent, arrogant, “scoffer” is his name, who acts with the fury of insolence.

  • Isaiah 13:11

    And I will punish the world for its evil, and the wicked for their iniquity; and I will put an end to the pride of the insolent, and the arrogance of tyrants I will bring low.

  • Jeremiah 43:2

    that Azariah son of Hoshaiah said, and Johanan son of Kareah, and all the insolent men, saying to Jeremiah, “You are speaking falsehood! YHWH our Elohim has not sent you to say, ‘Do not go to Egypt to reside as aliens there,’

  • Malachi 3:15

    And now we call happy the insolent; also those who do wickedness are built up; also they test Elohim and escape.”

  • Malachi 4:1

    For look, the day is coming, burning like the oven; and all the insolent and all who do wickedness will be stubble; and the day that is coming will set them ablaze, says YHWH Tsevaot, so that it will not leave them root or branch.