Original Language Studio
Jeremiah 12:9
“Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
עַיִטʻayiṭ · ah'-yit
H5861 · Hebrew
H5861 · Hebrew
- Definition
- a hawk or other bird of prey
- Derivation
- from H5860 (עִיט);
- KJV renderings
- bird, fowl, ravenous (bird).
- Grammar
- הַ — particle (definite article)
- עַ֨יִט — common noun, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 8 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 15:11Job 28:7Isaiah 18:6Isaiah 18:6Isaiah 46:11
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 עַיִט 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.