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טִיט

Mud or clay ; figuratively, calamity

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טִיטH2916
Pronunciationṭiyṭ

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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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

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 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
Show sample aligned rows
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

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

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
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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