זַיִתzayith

olive-tree, olive

Pronunciation: zay'-yith · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H2132

Meanings

1. olive-tree (Judges 9:8; Judges 9:9; Hosea 14:7)

2. olives, of fruit of olive-tree (Deuteronomy 28:40; Micah 6:15; Exodus 27:20)

3. in designations of place (2 Samuel 15:30; Zechariah 14:4; Mark 13:3)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 38 times in the Bible.

  • Genesis 8:11 This time the dove returned to him in the evening with a fresh olive leaf in its beak. Then Noah knew that the floodwaters were almost gone.
  • Exodus 23:11 but let the land be renewed and lie uncultivated during the seventh year. Then let the poor among you harvest whatever grows on its own. Leave the rest for wild animals to eat. The same applies to your vineyards and olive groves.
  • Exodus 27:20 “Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
  • Exodus 30:24 and 12 1⁄2 pounds of cassia—as measured by the weight of the sanctuary shekel. Also get one gallon of olive oil.
  • Leviticus 24:2 “Command the people of Israel to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
  • Deuteronomy 6:11 The houses will be richly stocked with goods you did not produce. You will draw water from cisterns you did not dig, and you will eat from vineyards and olive trees you did not plant. When you have eaten your fill in this land,
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).