ʻayiṭ — H5861

H5861 · Hebrew — עיט

Pronunciation: ah'-yit

Definition

masculine noun

a hawk or other bird of prey

  1. bird of prey, a swooper

Usually translated as

bird, fowl, ravenous

Origin

from H5860

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

ʻayiṭ occurs 8 times in 6 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Job (1), Isaiah (2), Jeremiah (1), Ezekiel (1)