H5861

עַ֫יִט

a.yitH:N-M

bird of prey

bird of prey, a swooper

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

עַ֫יִט noun masculineJer 12:19 bird(s) of prey (from scream); — absolute ׳ע Gen 15:11+, עָ֑יִט Job 28:7, with article (perhaps) ׳הַע Jer 12:9b (compare Gie; ׳הַע interrogative va); construct עֵיט Isa 18:6; Ezek 39:4 — usually collective Gen 15:11 (JE), Isa 18:6; Job 28:7, עֵיט הָרִים Isa 18:6, עֵיט צִפּוֺר כָּלכָּֿנָף Ezek 39:4 figurative of foes of Judah Jer 12:9 b; of single bird vJer 12:9 a (figurative of Judah), Isa 46:11 (figurative of invader, || אִישׁ עֲצָתִי).


6 occurrences

Genesis (1), Job (1), Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (1)