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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שַׁיִת H7898
Pronunciation šayit
What does שַׁיִת (šayit) mean in the Bible?
שַׁיִת (šayit): Wild growth symbolizing neglect, desolation, or divine judgment through land degradation and abandonment.
Full entry for שַׁיִת (H7898) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
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 It and thorns 4× Isaiah 5:6, Isaiah 7:23, Isaiah 7:24, Isaiah 7:25
Assyria’s thorns 1× Isaiah 10:17
If only thorns 1× Isaiah 27:4
the thorns 1× Isaiah 9:18
Show sample aligned rows
Isaiah 5:6 וָשָׁ֑יִת to and thorns Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 7:23 וְלַשַּׁ֖יִת to and thorns Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 7:24 וָשַׁ֖יִת to and thorns Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 7:25 וָשָׁ֑יִת to and thorns Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 9:18 וָשַׁ֖יִת to the thorns Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 10:17 שִׁית֥וֹ to Assyria’s thorns Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Isaiah 27:4 שַׁ֙יִת֙ to If only thorns Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Isaiah 5:6
Aligned rows 7
Books represented 1
Isaiah 7
Source forms
וָשַׁ֖יִת 2x wā·ša·yiṯ Isaiah 7:24, Isaiah 9:18
וָשָׁ֑יִת 2x wā·šā·yiṯ Isaiah 5:6, Isaiah 7:25
וְלַשַּׁ֖יִת 1x wə·laš·ša·yiṯ Isaiah 7:23
שַׁ֙יִת֙ 1x ša·yiṯ Isaiah 27:4
שִׁית֥וֹ 1x šî·ṯōw Isaiah 10:17
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 4x Isaiah 5:6, Isaiah 7:24, Isaiah 7:25, Isaiah 9:18
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 7:23
Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 27:4
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 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 definition Source: 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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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