צְבִי

tsᵉbîy · Hebrew · Strong's H6643 · 32 occurrences

The KJV renders 14 different Hebrew words as “pleasant”

What it means

splendor (as conspicuous); also a gazelle (as beautiful)

from H6638 (צָבָה) in the sense of prominence;

How the KJV renders it

beautiful, glorious, goodly, pleasant, roe

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“pleasant”

also renders châmad (H2530), chemed (H2531), chemdâh (H2532), chên (H2580), chêphets (H2656), ṭôwb (H2896), yâpheh (H3303), machmâd (H4261), nâʻîym (H5273), nôʻam (H5278), naʻămân (H5282), ʻôneg (H6027), taʼăvâh (H8378)

“goodly”

also renders lamprós (G2986), ʼaddîyr (H117), ʼeder (H145), ʼaddereth (H155), hôwd (H1935), châmad (H2530), chemdâh (H2532), ṭôwb (H2895), machmâd (H4261), pᵉʼêr (H6287)

“glorious”

also renders éndoxos (G1741), ʼaddîyr (H117), hâdar (H1921), hôwd (H1935), kâbôwd (H3519)

“beautiful”

also renders hōraîos (G5611), ṭôwb (H2896)

“roe”

also renders tsᵉbîyâh (H6646)

Where it appears

32 occurrences in the Hebrew text.

1 Chronicles 12:8 · HC/R/Ncbpa

Some Gadites joined David in the stronghold in the wilderness, mighty men of valor, men trained for war, who could handle shield and spear; whose faces were like the faces of lions, and they were as swift as the gazelles on the mountains:

1 Kings 4:23 · HC/Ncbsa

ten head of fat cattle, twenty head of cattle out of the pastures, and one hundred sheep, in addition to deer, gazelles, roebucks, and fattened fowl.

2 Samuel 1:19 · HTd/Ncmsa

“Your glory, Israel, was slain on your high places! How the mighty have fallen!

2 Samuel 2:18 · HTd/Ncbpa

The three sons of Zeruiah were there: Joab, Abishai, and Asahel. Asahel was as light of foot as a wild gazelle.

Daniel 8:9 · HTd/Ncmsa

Out of one of them came out a little horn which grew exceedingly great—toward the south, and toward the east, and toward the glorious land.

Daniel 11:16 · HTd/Ncmsa

But he who comes against him will do according to his own will, and no one will stand before him. He will stand in the glorious land, and destruction will be in his hand.

Daniel 11:41 HTd/NcmsaDaniel 11:45 HNcmscDeuteronomy 12:15 HRd/NcbsaDeuteronomy 12:22 HTd/NcbsaDeuteronomy 14:5 HC/NcbsaDeuteronomy 15:22 HRd/NcbsaEzekiel 7:20 HC/NcmscEzekiel 20:6 HNcmsaEzekiel 20:15 HNcmsaEzekiel 25:9 HNcmscEzekiel 26:20 HNcmsaIsaiah 4:2 HR/NcmsaIsaiah 13:14 HR/NcbsaIsaiah 13:19 HNcmscIsaiah 23:9 HNcmsaIsaiah 24:16 HNcmsaIsaiah 28:1 HNcmscIsaiah 28:4 HNcmscIsaiah 28:5 HNcmsaJeremiah 3:19 HNcmsaProverbs 6:5 HR/NcbsaSong of Solomon 2:7 HR/NcbpaSong of Solomon 2:9 HR/NcbsaSong of Solomon 2:17 HR/NcbsaSong of Solomon 3:5 HR/NcbpaSong of Solomon 8:14 HR/Ncbsa

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.