What does זַיִת (zayit) mean in the Bible?
זַיִת (zayit): Olive tree embodying provision, illumination, and peace—fruit yields oil for both sustenance and sacred lamp-lighting.
Hebrew · H2132
זַיִת
An olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree , the branch or the berry
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זַיִת H2132
Pronunciation zayit
What does זַיִת (zayit) mean in the Bible?
זַיִת (zayit): Olive tree embodying provision, illumination, and peace—fruit yields oil for both sustenance and sacred lamp-lighting.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2132?
The BSB source-word alignment has 38 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and olive groves (4), of olive (3), olive groves (3), olive trees (3), olives (3).
Where does זַיִת (zayit) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 8:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (5), Zechariah (5), Exodus (3), Judges (3).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It and olive groves 4× Deuteronomy 6:11, Joshua 24:13, Judges 15:5, 1 Samuel 8:14
of olive 3× Exodus 30:24, Deuteronomy 8:8, Nehemiah 8:15
olive groves 3× 2 Kings 5:26, Nehemiah 5:11, Nehemiah 9:25
olive trees 3× Deuteronomy 28:40, Zechariah 4:3, Zechariah 4:11
olives 3× Exodus 27:20, Leviticus 24:2, Micah 6:15
like an olive tree 2× Job 15:33, Isaiah 17:6
of Olives 2× Zechariah 14:4
olive 2× Genesis 8:11, Zechariah 4:12
olive tree 2× Isaiah 24:13, Jeremiah 11:16
am like an olive tree 1× Psalms 52:8
and olive grove 1× Exodus 23:11
and olive trees 1× Amos 4:9
and the olive 1× Haggai 2:19
But the olive tree 1× Judges 9:9
like olive 1× Psalms 128:3
like the olive tree 1× Hosea 14:6
of olive trees 1× 2 Kings 18:32
the [Mount of] Olives 1× 2 Samuel 15:30
the olive 1× 1 Chronicles 27:28
the olives 1× Deuteronomy 28:40
the olives from your trees 1× Deuteronomy 24:20
though the olive 1× Habakkuk 3:17
to the olive tree 1× Judges 9:8
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 8:11 זַ֖יִת to olive Noun - masculine singular Exodus 23:11 לְזֵיתֶֽךָ׃ to and olive grove Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Exodus 27:20 זַ֥יִת to olives Noun - masculine singular Exodus 30:24 זַ֖יִת to of olive Noun - masculine singular Leviticus 24:2 זַ֥יִת to olives Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 6:11 וְזֵיתִ֖ים to and olive groves Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural Deuteronomy 8:8 זֵ֥ית to of olive Noun - masculine singular construct Deuteronomy 24:20 זֵֽיתְךָ֔ to the olives from your trees Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Deuteronomy 28:40 זֵיתִ֛ים to olive trees Noun - masculine plural Deuteronomy 28:40 זֵיתֶֽךָ׃ to the olives Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 8:11
Aligned rows 38
Books represented 21
Genesis 1 Exodus 3 Leviticus 1 Deuteronomy 5 Joshua 1 Judges 3 1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 1 2 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 3 Job 1 Psalms 2 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 1 Hosea 1 Amos 1 Micah 1 Habakkuk 1 Haggai 1 Zechariah 5
Source forms
זַ֔יִת 3x za·yiṯ Isaiah 17:6, Isaiah 24:13, Habakkuk 3:17
הַזֵּיתִ֤ים 2x haz·zê·ṯîm 1 Chronicles 27:28, Zechariah 14:4
זַ֖יִת 2x za·yiṯ Genesis 8:11, Exodus 30:24
זַ֥יִת 2x za·yiṯ Exodus 27:20, Leviticus 24:2
זַ֙יִת֙ 2x za·yiṯ Nehemiah 8:15, Micah 6:15
הַזַּ֔יִת 1x haz·za·yiṯ Judges 9:9
הַזַּ֖יִת 1x haz·za·yiṯ Haggai 2:19
הַזֵּיתִ֜ים 1x haz·zê·ṯîm 2 Samuel 15:30
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 11x Genesis 8:11, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 30:24, Leviticus 24:2
Article | Noun - masculine plural 6x 2 Samuel 15:30, 1 Chronicles 27:28, Zechariah 4:11, Zechariah 4:12
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 4x Deuteronomy 6:11, Joshua 24:13, 2 Kings 5:26, Nehemiah 9:25
Noun - masculine plural 3x Deuteronomy 28:40, Psalms 128:3, Zechariah 4:3
Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Judges 9:9, Haggai 2:19
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural 2x 1 Samuel 8:14, Amos 4:9
Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Deuteronomy 8:8, 2 Kings 18:32
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular 2x Deuteronomy 24:20, Deuteronomy 28:40
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Olive tree embodying provision, illumination, and peace—fruit yields oil for both sustenance and sacred lamp-lighting.
Source Gloss
an olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree , the branch or the berry
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Olive tree embodying provision, illumination, and peace—fruit yields oil for both sustenance and sacred lamp-lighting.
an olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the berry BDB: olive-tree Usage: olive (tree, -yard), Olivet.
Grammatical Forms
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Selected Scripture Witness
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Old Testament Witnesses
olive tree
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Word Origins
זַיִת is built from this root:
זִו H2099
Why This Word Matters
Represents stability and blessing. Hosea 14:4-8
Part of These Phrases
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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain