Quick Definition
gazelle
Strong's Definition
a female gazelle
Derivation: feminine of H6643 (צְבִי);
KJV Usage: roe.
TWOT Reference: 1870b
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
צְבִיָּה (tse.viy.yah) — gazelle. gazelle, doe Another spelling of tse.vi (צְבִי "gazelle" H6643B)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f · צְבָאָה · צְבִי
Wild Animals
gazelle = small to medium sized plain antelope, inhabiting savannah plains and semideserts, reddish brown in color with almost white underparts, and small horns (with exception of female impala); long-legged, graceful, and an expert jumper; lives in small herds; the female is sexually active at one year; high rate of reproduction; ◄ |iGazella dorcas|i* or |iGazella arabica|i*; ► clean and can therefore be eaten; ≈ associated with speed, grace, beauty, female sexuality, male virility, and fertility
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
צְבִיָּה n.f. id. [r.ah.ab] base