זַ֫יִת
za.yit
“(Mount of) Olives”
Definition
an olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the berry
probably from an unused root (akin to H2099 (זִו));
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
זַ֫יִת appears 34 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Baal-hanan the Gederite was in charge of the olive and sycamore trees in the foothills.Joash was in charge of the stores of olive oil.
When you beat the olives from your trees, you must not go over the branches again. What remains will be for the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow.
500 shekels of cassia —all according to the sanctuary shekel—and a hin of olive oil.
Then he lit the torches and released the foxes into the standing grain of the Philistines, burning up the piles of grain and the standing grain, as well as the vineyards and olive groves.
“Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.