זָרִיז m. (זָרַז) 1) = זֶרֶז. —2) = זָרִיד. —3) (adj.) strong, quick; scrupulous; industrious. Snh. 70ᵇ בן ז׳ a healthy child; Num. R. s. 10 זָרוּז.—Tosef. Bekh. VI, 10 אם היה בנו ז׳ if his son is a bright student; Kidd. 29ᵇ. Pes. 50ᵇ יש ז׳ ונשכר one is industrious and will be rewarded &c.; Tosef. Yeb. IV, 8, opp. שפל lazy.; a. fr.—Pl. זְרִיזִין, fem. זְרִיזוֹת. Pes. 4ᵃ, a. e. ז׳ מקדימיי למצרת the zealous do their religious duty as early as possible. Sabb. 20ᵃ, a. fr. כהנים ז׳ הן priests are presumed to be scrupulous.—Pes. 89ᵃ, a. e. נמצאו בנות ז׳ וכ׳ the daughters proved to be zealous &c.; a. fr.