זַרְזִיר

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

by reduplication from H2115 (זוּר);

KJV Usage

[phrase] greyhound.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.girded, girt, alert, used with h4975 in proverbs 30:31
• 2.perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: zarzîyr; Pronunciation: zar-zeer'