King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H5861
Transliteration: ayit
Phonetic Spelling: (ah'-yit)
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: a bird of prey
Meaning: a hawk, other bird of prey
Word Summary
ayit: a bird of prey
Original Word: עַיִטTransliteration: ayit
Phonetic Spelling: (ah'-yit)
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Short Definition: a bird of prey
Meaning: a hawk, other bird of prey
Strong's Concordance
bird, fowl, ravenous bird From iyt; a hawk or other bird of prey -- bird, fowl, ravenous (bird).
see HEBREW iyt
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H5861. ayit
עַ֫יִט noun masculineJer 12:19 bird(s) of prey (from scream); — absolute ׳ע Genesis 15:11+, עָ֑יִט Job 28:7, with article (perhaps) ׳הַע Jeremiah 12:9b (compare Gie; ׳הַע interrogative va); construct עֵיט Isaiah 18:6; Ezekiel 39:4; — usually collective Genesis 15:11 (JE), Isaiah 18:6; Job 28:7, הָרִים עֵיט Isaiah 18:6, כָּלכָּֿנָף צִמּוֺר עֵיט Ezekiel 39:4; figurative of foes of Judah Jeremiah 12:9 b; of single bird 12:9 a (figurative of Judah), Isaiah 46:11 (figurative of invader, "" עֲצָתִי אִישׁ).