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ḥăzīr חֲזִיר ‘swine’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from an unused root probably meaning to enclose

ḥăzīr n, m
1) hog, swine, boar
 1a) swine (as forbidden food)
 1b) wild boar

Mentioned in Codex Leviticus 11:7 Deuteronomy 14:8 Isaiah 66:3, 66:17, 65:4 Psalms 80:14 Proverbs 11:22

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