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
טִיט (ṭiyṭ): Mud and clay denote both literal lowliness and metaphorical degradation, affliction, or moral defilement in OT imagery
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טִיטH2916
Pronunciationṭiyṭ
What does טִיט (ṭiyṭ) mean in the Bible?
Full entry for טִיט (H2916) · Open the biblical lexicon
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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 Itlike mud3×2 Samuel 22:43, Psalms 18:42, Micah 7:10
the clay2×Isaiah 41:25, Nahum 3:14
[the enemy] in the mire1×Zechariah 10:5
and muck1×Isaiah 57:20
clay1×Psalms 40:2
from the mire1×Psalms 69:14
into the mud1×Jeremiah 38:6
like the dirt1×Zechariah 9:3
mud1×Jeremiah 38:6
the mud1×Job 41:30
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2 Samuel 22:43כְּטִיט־tolike mudPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructJob 41:30טִֽיט׃tothe mudNoun - masculine singularPsalms 18:42כְּטִ֖יטtolike mudPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructPsalms 40:2מִטִּ֪יטtoclayPreposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructPsalms 69:14מִ֭טִּיטtofrom the mirePreposition-m | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 41:25טִֽיט׃tothe clayNoun - masculine singularIsaiah 57:20וָטִֽיט׃toand muckConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularJeremiah 38:6טִ֔יטtomudNoun - masculine singularJeremiah 38:6בַּטִּֽיט׃סtointo the mudPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularMicah 7:10כְּטִ֥יטtolike mudPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
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First aligned row2 Samuel 22:43
Aligned rows13
Books represented8
2 Samuel1Job1Psalms3Isaiah2Jeremiah2Micah1Nahum1Zechariah2
Source forms
טִֽיט׃2xṭîṭJob 41:30, Isaiah 41:25
כְּטִ֥יט2xkə·ṭîṭMicah 7:10, Zechariah 9:3
בְּטִ֤יט1xbə·ṭîṭZechariah 10:5
בַטִּ֛יט1xḇaṭ·ṭîṭNahum 3:14
בַּטִּֽיט׃ס1xbaṭ·ṭîṭJeremiah 38:6
וָטִֽיט׃1xwā·ṭîṭIsaiah 57:20
טִ֔יט1xṭîṭJeremiah 38:6
כְּטִ֖יט1xkə·ṭîṭPsalms 18:42
Parsing patterns
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct4x2 Samuel 22:43, Psalms 18:42, Micah 7:10, Zechariah 9:3
Noun - masculine singular3xJob 41:30, Isaiah 41:25, Jeremiah 38:6
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular2xJeremiah 38:6, Nahum 3:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xIsaiah 57:20
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct1xZechariah 10:5
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular1xPsalms 69:14
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct1xPsalms 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 definitionSource: 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
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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:
טוּאH2894
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