Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H2122 |
|---|---|
| Word: | זִיו |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | (Aramaic) corresponding to H2099 |
| Language: | Aramaic |
| Occurrences: | 6 |
| Transliteration: | ziyv |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | zeev |
| Meaning: | 1. (figuratively) cheerfulness |
| KJV Renderings: | brightness, countenance. |
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[זִיו] noun masculine brightness, splendour ( ᵑ7 id., Syriac [untranscribed source text 6002], perhaps loan-word from Assyrian zîmu , chiefly of countenance, DlWB 252: Pr 152 NöZMG xl (1886), 732 JenZK ii. 43 BrockLex. Syr. 93); — suffix זִיוִי Dan 4:33 splendour of royalty; זִוֵהּ Dan 2:31 (of image); plural brightness of countenance: suffix זִיוַי Kt , זיויך Kt , זִיוָךְ Qr , Dan 5:10 , זִי֫וֺהִי Dan 5:6; Dan 5:9.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
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