עִיט
it
“to scream”
Definition
to swoop down upon (literally or figuratively)
a primitive root;
- to scream, shriek 1a) (Qal) to scream
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Grammar & Morphology
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Hebrew Verb
Occurrences
עִיט appears 3 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
So they rushed greedily to the plunder, taking sheep, cattle, and calves. They slaughtered them on the ground and ate meat with the blood still in it.
So why did you not obey the LORD? Why did you rush upon the plunder and do evil in the sight of the LORD?”
Meanwhile, one of Nabal’s young men informed Nabal’s wife Abigail, “Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he scolded them.
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