Zarzîyr — H2223

Definition

masculine noun

properly, tightly girt, i.e. probably a racer, or some fleet animal (as being slender in the waist)

1. girded, girt, alert, used with H04975 in Pr 30:31
1. perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown

Usually translated as

greyhound

Origin

by reduplication from H2115

• Derived from Zûwr (H2115)

Greek equivalents

• aléktōr (G220)

Occurrences

Zarzîyr occurs 1 time in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Proverbs (1)

• Proverbs 30:31 — A greyhound (זַרְזִ֣יר); an he goat also; and a king, against whom there is no rising up.