זיז

Hebrew

Root
ז־ו־ז (z-w-z)
8 terms

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ziz/

Noun

זִיז • (zizm

  1. A Ziz (a giant bird resembling a griffin in Jewish mythology)
    • Tanach, Psalms 50:11:
      יָ֭דַעְתִּי כׇּל־ע֣וֹף הָרִ֑ים
      וְזִ֥יז שָׂ֝דַ֗י עִמָּדִֽי׃
      I know all the fowls of the mountains; and Ziz Sadai is Mine.