עַיִטʻayiṭ
bird(s) of prey, (from scream) (Jeremiah 12:19; Genesis 15:11; Job 28:7; Jeremiah 12:9; Isaiah 18:6)
Pronunciation: ah'-yit · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5861
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 15:11 Some vultures swooped down to eat the carcasses, but Abram chased them away.
- Job 28:7 These are treasures no bird of prey can see, no falcon’s eye observe.
- Isaiah 18:6 Your mighty army will be left dead in the fields for the mountain vultures and wild animals. The vultures will tear at the corpses all summer. The wild animals will gnaw at the bones all winter.
- Isaiah 46:11 I will call a swift bird of prey from the east— a leader from a distant land to come and do my bidding. I have said what I would do, and I will do it.
- Jeremiah 12:9 My chosen people act like speckled vultures, but they themselves are surrounded by vultures. Bring on the wild animals to pick their corpses clean!
- Ezekiel 39:4 You and your army and your allies will all die on the mountains. I will feed you to the vultures and wild animals.
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).