חֲזִיר chăzîyr

Meaning

a hog (perhaps as penned)

In the King James Version: boar, swine.

Derivation: from an unused root probably meaning to enclose;

Where it is used

• Leviticus 11:7 And the pig, though it has a split hoof completely divided, does not chew the cud; it is unclean for you.
• Deuteronomy 14:8 as well as the pig; though it has a divided hoof, it does not chew the cud. It is unclean for you. You must not eat its meat or touch its carcass.
• Psalms 80:13 The boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it.
• Proverbs 11:22 Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who lacks discretion.
• Isaiah 65:4 sitting among the graves, spending nights in secret places, eating the meat of pigs and polluted broth from their bowls.
• Isaiah 66:3 Whoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.
• Isaiah 66:17 “Those who consecrate and purify themselves to enter the groves—to follow one in the center of those who eat the flesh of swine and vermin and rats—will perish together,” declares the LORD.