Original Language Studio
Deuteronomy 28:40
“Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
זַיִתzayith · zay'-yith
H2132 · Hebrew
H2132 · Hebrew
- Definition
- an olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the berry
- Derivation
- probably from an unused root (akin to H2099 (זִו));
- KJV renderings
- olive (tree, -yard), Olivet.
- Grammar
- זֵיתִ֛ים — common noun, masculine, plural, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 38 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 8:11Exodus 23:11Exodus 27:20Exodus 30:24Leviticus 24:2
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read זַיִת here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.