Hunting Activity

† I. צַ֫יִד n.m. hunting, game;—abs. צ׳ Gn 10:9 +, צָ֑יִד 27:3 (Qr; > Kt צידה), Ne 13:15, cstr. צֵיד Gn 27:25; sf. צֵידִי v 19, etc.;— 1. hunting Gn 27:30; גִּבֹּר־צ׳ 10:9(×2), יֹדֵעַ צ׳ 25:27 (all J). 2. game hunted and taken (cf. BaNB 161), Gn 25:28; 27:3 (v. supr.) v 5, 7, 19, 25, 31, 33 (all J), cf. Pr 12:27; צֵיד חַיָּה אוֹ עוֹף Lv 17:13 (H).

† צֵידָה n.f. id.;—abs. צ׳ Jos 9:11 + 2 times; צֵדָה Gn 42:25 + 5 times;—provision for journey, march, Gn 42:25; 45:21 Ex 12:39 (all E), Jos 1:11 (D), 9:11 (JE), Ju 7:8 (text dub. cf. GFM), 20:10 1 S 22:10; supply of food ψ 78:25.—Gn 27:3 v. i. צַיִד, sub צוד.

† יָקוּשׁ n.[m.] id.; פַּח יָקוּשׁ ψ 91:3; כְּצִפּוֹר מִיַּד יָקוּשׁ Pr 6:5; pl. יְקוּשִׁים Je 5:26 (in sim.)

ἀγρ-εύω, future εύσω Refs 3rd c.BC+: aorist ἤγρευσαRefs 5th c.BC+ — middle, see below:—passive, aorist ἠγρεύθην Refs, see below: (ἀγρεύς):—take by hunting or fishing, catch, ἰχθῦςRefs 5th c.BC+; of war, φιλεῖ.. ἄνδρας.. ἀγρεύειν νέουςRefs 5th c.BC+ —also in middle, θύματ᾽ ἠγρεύσασθε ye caught or chose your victim, Refs 5th c.BC+; τί μοι ξίφος ἐκ χερὸς ἠγρεύσω; why didst thou snatch.. ? Refs:—passive, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 metaphorically, hunt after, thirst for, αἷμαRefs 5th c.BC+; σὰν (i.e. Ἀρετᾶς) ἀ. δύναμινRefs 4th c.BC+; but ἀγρεύειν τινὰ λόγῳ to catch by his words, NT

ἁλι-εύω, (ἅλς) fish, NT; to be a fisher, Refs 1st c.AD+; fish for, catch, σπάρους uncertain reading in LXX+5th c.BC+ __II only middle occurs in Attic dialect, Refs 5th c.BC+; Ἁλιευομένη, title of play by Refs 4th c.BC+

† יָקוֹשׁ n.[m.] bait-layer, fowler, פַּח יָקוֹשׁ Ho 9:8 the trap of a fowler.

† [צַיָּד] n.m. hunter;—pl. צַיָּדִים Je 16:16.

† [שׂוּר] vb. saw (‖ form of נָשַׂר; denom. from מַשּׂוֹר?);— Qal Impf. 3 ms. וַיָּשַׂר 1 Ch 20:3 (but v. שׂים 1 a).—Ho 9:12 v. סוּר" dir="rtl" >סור; Ju 9:22; Ho 8:4 v. שׂרר" dir="rtl" >שׂרר; 12:5 v. שָׂרָה²" dir="rtl" >שׂרה.