Biblical Hebrew Forum

["B. M. Rocine" <brocine AT twcny.rr.com>]

Hi John,

There is a Hebrew noun tsedah, (using the official b-hebrew 
transcription spelled C"DfH), which is parallel with lexem (bread) in 
Psalm 78:25.  In other places it means provision Gen. 42:25; 45:21; 
Exod. 12:39; Jos. 1:11; 9:11; Jdg. 7:8; 20:10; 1 Sam. 22:10.

It is related to tsayid "game" and tsud "hunt."

Blessings,
Bryan

JBarach AT aol.com wrote:
> BHaverim --
>  
> What does the name "Bethsaida" mean?  "Beth," obviously, means  "house."  But 
> what about the "Saida"?  I'm not even sure what the  Hebrew root word here 
> might be.  One commentary I have says it means  "House of Provisioning" (Austin 
> Farrer) and another says "House of Fishermen"  (John Donahue & Daniel 
> Harrington) -- and all the rest that I have say  nothing about the meaning of the name 
> at all.
>  
> I'd be glad to hear what you think.  (I ask this on the B-Hebrew list,  even 
> though "Bethsaida" appears only in the Greek, because it's obvious a Hebrew  
> name.  Hope this isn't a problem.)
>  
> Thanks in advance!
>  
> John
>   

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