It עִיט
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| עִיט | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | it |
| Strong's number | H5860 (H5860B, H5860A) |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to pounce |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
It (Hebrew עִיט, Strong's H5860) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to pounce”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
H5860B: to pounce
1) to dart greedily, swoop upon, rush upon
1a) (Qal) to dart greedily
1a) (Qal) to dart greedily
H5860A: to scream
1) to scream, shriek
1a) (Qal) to scream
1a) (Qal) to scream
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | flew (1), fly (1), railed (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | why did you rush (1) |
Verses
Every verse with It, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Samuel
- 1 Samuel 14:32And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them with the blood.So they rushed greedily to the plunder, taking sheep, cattle, and calves. They slaughtered them on the ground and ate meat with the blood still in it.
- 1 Samuel 15:19Wherefore then didst thou not obey the voice of the Lord, but didst fly upon the spoil, and didst evil in the sight of the Lord?So why did you not obey the LORD? Why did you rush upon the plunder and do evil in the sight of the LORD?”
- 1 Samuel 25:14But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal’s wife, saying, Behold, David sent messengers out of the wilderness to salute our master; and he railed on them.Meanwhile, one of Nabal’s young men informed Nabal’s wife Abigail, “Look, David sent messengers from the wilderness to greet our master, but he scolded them.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).