עַ֫יִט
a.yitbird of preyHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine8 occurrences5 books6 verses
Definition
from H5860; a hawk or other bird of prey
Traditional renderings: bird, fowl, ravenous (bird).
Traditional renderings: bird, fowl, ravenous (bird).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עַ֫יִט:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
8 total
- Genesis 15:11הָעַ֖יִט · And the birds of preyAnd the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.
- Job 28:7עָ֑יִט · bird of preyNo bird of prey knows that path; no falcon’s eye has seen it.
- Isaiah 18:6לְעֵ֣יט · birds of prey; הָעַ֔יִט · The birdsThey will all be left to the mountain birds of prey, and to the beasts of the land. The birds will feed on them in summer, and all the wild animals in winter.
- Isaiah 46:11עַ֔יִט · a bird of preyI summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it.
- Jeremiah 12:9הַעַ֨יִט · bird of prey; הַעַ֖יִט · with [other] birds of preyIs not My inheritance to Me like a speckled bird of prey with other birds of prey circling against her? Go, gather all the beasts of the field; bring them to devour her.
- Ezekiel 39:4לְעֵ֨יט · of ravenousOn the mountains of Israel you will fall—you and all your troops and the nations with you. I will give you as food to every kind of ravenous bird and wild beast.