1. עַ֫יִט
bird, s, of prey, scream
The corpus record — Hebrew
הָעַ֖יִט
ayit · n.m
bird, s, of prey, scream
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Distribution
- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) 8 · 0.26/10k
Senses
2. עַיִט
a hawk or other bird of prey
3. עיט
עיט and lit. meaning ‘the עיט rived from screaming bird
Attestations
- הָ/עַ֖יִט Genesis 15:11 (BHS)
- לְ/עֵ֣יט Isaiah 18:6 (BHS)
- הָ/עַ֔יִט Isaiah 18:6 (BHS)
- עַ֔יִט Isaiah 46:11 (BHS)
- הַ/עַ֨יִט Jeremiah 12:9 (BHS)
- הַ/עַ֖יִט Jeremiah 12:9 (BHS)
6 of 8 attestations shown.
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