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HebrewH5861Noun (Masculine)

עַ֫יִט

a.yit

6Occurrences
H5861Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a hawk or other bird of prey

from H5860 (עִיט);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
bird of prey, a swooper

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

עַ֫יִט appears 6 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Isaiah
2
Ezk
1
Genesis
1
Jeremiah
1
Job
1

Key Passages

Ezk 39:4BSB

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Genesis 15:11BSB

And the birds of prey descended on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away.

Isaiah 18:6BSB

They 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 46:11BSB

I 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 12:9BSB

Is not My inheritance to Melike a speckled bird of preywith other birds of prey circling against her?Go, gather all the beasts of the field;bring them to devour her.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.