What does טִיט (ṭiyṭ) mean in the Bible?
טִיט (ṭiyṭ): Mud and clay denote both literal lowliness and metaphorical degradation, affliction, or moral defilement in OT imagery
Hebrew · H2916
טִיט
Mud or clay ; figuratively, calamity
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טִיט H2916
Pronunciation ṭiyṭ
What does טִיט (ṭiyṭ) mean in the Bible?
טִיט (ṭiyṭ): Mud and clay denote both literal lowliness and metaphorical degradation, affliction, or moral defilement in OT imagery
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How does the BSB render H2916?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include like mud (3), the clay (2), [the enemy] in the mire (1), and muck (1), clay (1).
Where does טִיט (ṭiyṭ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Samuel 22:43. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (3), Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (2), Zechariah (2).
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 like mud 3× 2 Samuel 22:43, Psalms 18:42, Micah 7:10
the clay 2× Isaiah 41:25, Nahum 3:14
[the enemy] in the mire 1× Zechariah 10:5
and muck 1× Isaiah 57:20
clay 1× Psalms 40:2
from the mire 1× Psalms 69:14
into the mud 1× Jeremiah 38:6
like the dirt 1× Zechariah 9:3
mud 1× Jeremiah 38:6
the mud 1× Job 41:30
Show sample aligned rows
2 Samuel 22:43 כְּטִיט־ to like mud Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Job 41:30 טִֽיט׃ to the mud Noun - masculine singular Psalms 18:42 כְּטִ֖יט to like mud Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Psalms 40:2 מִטִּ֪יט to clay Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Psalms 69:14 מִ֭טִּיט to from the mire Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 41:25 טִֽיט׃ to the clay Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 57:20 וָטִֽיט׃ to and muck Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 38:6 טִ֔יט to mud Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 38:6 בַּטִּֽיט׃ס to into the mud Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Micah 7:10 כְּטִ֥יט to like mud Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Samuel 22:43
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 8
2 Samuel 1 Job 1 Psalms 3 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 2 Micah 1 Nahum 1 Zechariah 2
Source forms
טִֽיט׃ 2x ṭîṭ Job 41:30, Isaiah 41:25
כְּטִ֥יט 2x kə·ṭîṭ Micah 7:10, Zechariah 9:3
בְּטִ֤יט 1x bə·ṭîṭ Zechariah 10:5
בַטִּ֛יט 1x ḇaṭ·ṭîṭ Nahum 3:14
בַּטִּֽיט׃ס 1x baṭ·ṭîṭ Jeremiah 38:6
וָטִֽיט׃ 1x wā·ṭîṭ Isaiah 57:20
טִ֔יט 1x ṭîṭ Jeremiah 38:6
כְּטִ֖יט 1x kə·ṭîṭ Psalms 18:42
Parsing patterns
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 4x 2 Samuel 22:43, Psalms 18:42, Micah 7:10, Zechariah 9:3
Noun - masculine singular 3x Job 41:30, Isaiah 41:25, Jeremiah 38:6
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Jeremiah 38:6, Nahum 3:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 57:20
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Zechariah 10:5
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular 1x Psalms 69:14
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Psalms 40:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Mud and clay denote both literal lowliness and metaphorical degradation, affliction, or moral defilement in OT imagery
Source Gloss
mud or clay ; figuratively, calamity
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Mud and clay denote both literal lowliness and metaphorical degradation, affliction, or moral defilement in OT imagery
mud or clay; figuratively, calamity BDB: mud Usage: clay, dirt, mire.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
literal mud or mire into which Jeremiah is cast as punishment
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Word Origins
טִיט is built from this root:
טוּא H2894
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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