The meaning of “עַיִט”
Understanding ʻayiṭ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
bird, fowl, ravenous (bird). - a hawk or other bird of prey 1) bird of prey, a swooper
עַיִט
bird, fowl, ravenous (bird). - a hawk or other bird of prey 1) bird of prey, a swooper
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 15:11 | “And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.” Word: עַיִט (ʻayiṭ) | |
| Job 28:7 | “There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen:” Word: עַיִט (ʻayiṭ) | |
| Isaiah 46:11 | “Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.” Word: עַיִט (ʻayiṭ) | |
| Jeremiah 12:9 | “Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.” Word: עַיִט (ʻayiṭ) | |
| Ezekiel 39:4 | “Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.” Word: עַיִט (ʻayiṭ) |
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