What does שַׁיִת (šayit) mean in the Bible?
שַׁיִת (šayit): Wild growth symbolizing neglect, desolation, or divine judgment through land degradation and abandonment.
Hebrew · H7898
שַׁיִת
Scrub or trash , i.e. wild growth of weeds or briers (as if put on the field)
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שַׁיִתH7898
Pronunciationšayit
What does שַׁיִת (šayit) mean in the Bible?
שַׁיִת (šayit): Wild growth symbolizing neglect, desolation, or divine judgment through land degradation and abandonment.
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How does the BSB render H7898?
The BSB source-word alignment has 7 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and thorns (4), Assyria’s thorns (1), If only thorns (1), the thorns (1).
Where does שַׁיִת (šayit) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Isaiah 5:6. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (7).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itand thorns4×Isaiah 5:6, Isaiah 7:23, Isaiah 7:24, Isaiah 7:25
Assyria’s thorns1×Isaiah 10:17
If only thorns1×Isaiah 27:4
the thorns1×Isaiah 9:18
Show sample aligned rows
Isaiah 5:6וָשָׁ֑יִתtoand thornsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 7:23וְלַשַּׁ֖יִתtoand thornsConjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 7:24וָשַׁ֖יִתtoand thornsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 7:25וָשָׁ֑יִתtoand thornsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 9:18וָשַׁ֖יִתtothe thornsConjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singularIsaiah 10:17שִׁית֥וֹtoAssyria’s thornsNoun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singularIsaiah 27:4שַׁ֙יִת֙toIf only thornsNoun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowIsaiah 5:6
Aligned rows7
Books represented1
Isaiah7
Source forms
וָשַׁ֖יִת2xwā·ša·yiṯIsaiah 7:24, Isaiah 9:18
וָשָׁ֑יִת2xwā·šā·yiṯIsaiah 5:6, Isaiah 7:25
וְלַשַּׁ֖יִת1xwə·laš·ša·yiṯIsaiah 7:23
שַׁ֙יִת֙1xša·yiṯIsaiah 27:4
שִׁית֥וֹ1xšî·ṯōwIsaiah 10:17
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular4xIsaiah 5:6, Isaiah 7:24, Isaiah 7:25, Isaiah 9:18
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xIsaiah 7:23
Noun - masculine singular1xIsaiah 27:4
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular1xIsaiah 10:17
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Wild growth symbolizing neglect, desolation, or divine judgment through land degradation and abandonment.
Source Gloss
scrub or trash , i.e. wild growth of weeds or briers (as if put on the field)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Wild growth symbolizing neglect, desolation, or divine judgment through land degradation and abandonment.
scrub or trash, i.e. wild growth of weeds or briers (as if put on the field) BDB: thorn-bushes Usage: thorns.
Grammatical Forms
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Word Origins
שַׁיִת is built from this root:
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