What does עַיִט (ʿayiṭ) mean in the Bible?
עַיִט (ʿayiṭ): Predatory bird symbolizing swift judgment and divine sovereignty in OT prophetic imagery
Hebrew · H5861
עַיִט
A hawk or other bird of prey
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עַיִט H5861
Pronunciation ʿayiṭ
What does עַיִט (ʿayiṭ) mean in the Bible?
עַיִט (ʿayiṭ): Predatory bird symbolizing swift judgment and divine sovereignty in OT prophetic imagery
Full entry for עַיִט (H5861) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How does the BSB render H5861?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include bird of prey (2), a bird of prey (1), And the birds of prey (1), birds of prey (1), of ravenous (1).
Where does עַיִט (ʿayiṭ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 15:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Jeremiah (2), Ezekiel (1), Genesis (1).
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 bird of prey 2× Job 28:7, Jeremiah 12:9
a bird of prey 1× Isaiah 46:11
And the birds of prey 1× Genesis 15:11
birds of prey 1× Isaiah 18:6
of ravenous 1× Ezekiel 39:4
The birds 1× Isaiah 18:6
with [other] birds of prey 1× Jeremiah 12:9
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 15:11 הָעַ֖יִט to And the birds of prey Article | Noun - masculine singular Job 28:7 עָ֑יִט to bird of prey Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 18:6 לְעֵ֣יט to birds of prey Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 18:6 הָעַ֔יִט to The birds Article | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 46:11 עַ֔יִט to a bird of prey Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 12:9 הַעַ֨יִט to bird of prey Article | Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 12:9 הַעַ֖יִט to with [other] birds of prey Article | Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 39:4 לְעֵ֨יט to of ravenous Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 15:11
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 5
Genesis 1 Job 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 2 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
הַעַ֨יִט 1x ha·‘a·yiṭ Jeremiah 12:9
הַעַ֖יִט 1x ha·‘a·yiṭ Jeremiah 12:9
הָעַ֖יִט 1x hā·‘a·yiṭ Genesis 15:11
הָעַ֔יִט 1x hā·‘a·yiṭ Isaiah 18:6
לְעֵ֣יט 1x lə·‘êṭ Isaiah 18:6
לְעֵ֨יט 1x lə·‘êṭ Ezekiel 39:4
עַ֔יִט 1x ‘a·yiṭ Isaiah 46:11
עָ֑יִט 1x ‘ā·yiṭ Job 28:7
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 4x Genesis 15:11, Isaiah 18:6, Jeremiah 12:9
Noun - masculine singular 2x Job 28:7, Isaiah 46:11
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct 2x Isaiah 18:6, Ezekiel 39:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Predatory bird symbolizing swift judgment and divine sovereignty in OT prophetic imagery
Source Gloss
a hawk or other bird of prey
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Predatory bird symbolizing swift judgment and divine sovereignty in OT prophetic imagery
a hawk or other bird of prey BDB: bird Usage: bird, fowl, ravenous (bird).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עַיִט is built from this root:
עִיט H5860
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