Hebrew · H2916, G4081 · unreviewed

טִיט

Mud or clay ; figuratively, calamity · clay

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טִיט H2916 mud or clay ; figuratively, calamity
Pronunciation ṭiyṭ
Mud and clay denote both literal lowliness and metaphorical degradation, affliction, or moral defilement in OT imagery
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πηλός G4081 clay
Pronunciation pēlós
Clay as malleable material in potter's hands, symbolizing human susceptibility to God's sovereign formation and judgment
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What does טִיט (tit) mean in the Bible?

טִיט · πηλός is a Hebrew word meaning "clay or mud at the bottom of a pit".

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Meaning

clay or mud at the bottom of a pit
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

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