זַ֫יִת

za.yitNoun (Masculine)H2132

(Mount of) Olives

From: probably from an unused root (akin to H2099 (זִו));

Short Definition

an olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the berry

Full Lexicon Entry

This name means olive, olive tree Also named: elaiōn (*ἐλαιών *"Olivet" G1638)

Grammar

Part of Speech Noun (Masculine)

Morphology H:N-M

DescriptionH:N-M

Occurrences

34 times

Appears 34 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Deuteronomy
4
Zechariah
4
Exodus
3
Judges
3
Nehemiah
3

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 27:28
  • Deuteronomy 24:20
  • Exodus 30:24
  • Judges 15:5
  • Leviticus 24:2

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