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Hebrew Word Study

Strong's H2916 טִיט (tit)

Tit means “clay” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G2916 — krithinos (“barley”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H2916
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 12
Books 8

Strong's H2916 Quick Answer

Strong's H2916 טִּיטּ (tiyt) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. tiyt (teet) n-m. 1. mud or clay 2. (figuratively) calamity It has 12 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include mire, clay, and dirt. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
tiyt (teet) n-m. 1. mud or clay 2. (figuratively) calamity
Usage
12 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
mire, clay, and dirt

Meaning and Definition

tiyt (teet) n-m. 1. mud or clay 2. (figuratively) calamity [from an unused root meaning apparently to be sticky (rath. perb. a demon. from H2894, through the idea of dirt to be swept away)] KJV: clay, dirt, mire. Root(s): H2894

Original Word
טִּיטּ
Transliteration
tiyt
Derivation
Root: טוא First root strongs: 2894
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H2916. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H2916 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render tiyt, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

mire 2 Samuel 22:43 6× clay Psalms 40:2 3× dirt Psalms 18:42

How Strong's H2916 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 12 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H2916 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H2916 in the Old Testament

12 indexed usages in Old Testament.

2 Samuel 22:43 KJV

Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.

Job 41:30 KJV

Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.

Psalms 18:42 KJV

Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.

Usage Excerpts

First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H2916.

2 Samuel 22:43 Old Testament, KJV
Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.
Job 41:30 Old Testament, KJV
Sharp stones are under him: he spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire.
Psalms 18:42 Old Testament, KJV
Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
Psalms 40:2 Old Testament, KJV
He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings.
Psalms 69:14 Old Testament, KJV
Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.
Isaiah 41:25 Old Testament, KJV
I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.
Isaiah 57:20 Old Testament, KJV
But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
Jeremiah 38:6 Old Testament, KJV
Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
Micah 7:10 Old Testament, KJV
Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
Nahum 3:14 Old Testament, KJV
Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.
Zechariah 9:3 Old Testament, KJV
And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.
Zechariah 10:5 Old Testament, KJV
And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H2916, grouped by book.

2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 3 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Nahum 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H2916 FAQ

What does tit (טִיט) mean?

Tit (Strong's H2916) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "clay". tiyt (teet) n-m. 1. mud or clay 2. (figuratively) calamity

How many times is tit (טִיט) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H2916 across 8 books.

Where can I study tit (טִיט) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H2916 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate tit (טִיט)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as mire, clay, and dirt. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.