Word Study · Strong's H5861 · Hebrew
עַיִט
ayit
ah'-yit
Strong's 1890 spelling: ʻayiṭ
“a hawk or other bird of prey”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a hawk or other bird of prey
Rendered in the KJV as
bird, fowl, ravenous (bird).
- 8occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 5 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 8 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- הַעַ֨יִט1
- הַעַ֖יִט1
- הָעַ֖יִט1
- הָעַ֔יִט1
- לְעֵ֣יט1
- לְעֵ֨יט1
- עַ֔יִט1
- עָ֑יִט1
How it is rendered · 5
- a bird of prey2
- the bird[s] of prey2
- to bird[s] of prey of2
- ¿ a bird of prey1
- that [are] bird[s] of prey?1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular3
- noun · masculine singular2
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- question particle + noun · masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncmsa · 3
- HNcmsa · 2
- HR/Ncmsc · 2
- HTi/Ncmsa · 1
All 8, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Isaiah carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Job1 occurrence
Isaiah3 occurrences
- Isaiah 18:6לְעֵ֣יטleeitpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)They will all be left to the mountain birds of prey, and to the beasts of the land. The birds will feed on them in summer, and all the wild animals in winter.here: to bird[s] of prey of
- Isaiah 18:6הָעַ֔יִטhaayitthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThey will all be left to the mountain birds of prey, and to the beasts of the land. The birds will feed on them in summer, and all the wild animals in winter.here: the bird[s] of prey
- Isaiah 46:11עַ֔יִטʾayitnoun · masculine singularI summon a bird of prey from the east, a man for My purpose from a far-off land. Truly I have spoken, and truly I will bring it to pass. I have planned it, and I will surely do it.here: a bird of prey
Jeremiah2 occurrences
- Jeremiah 12:9הַעַ֨יִטhaayitquestion particle + noun · masculine singularIs not My inheritance to Me like a speckled bird of prey with other birds of prey circling against her? Go, gather all the beasts of the field; bring them to devour her.here: ¿ a bird of prey
- Jeremiah 12:9הַעַ֖יִטhaayitthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularIs not My inheritance to Me like a speckled bird of prey with other birds of prey circling against her? Go, gather all the beasts of the field; bring them to devour her.here: that [are] bird[s] of prey?