Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
bird of prey
Usage: bird of prey, a swooper
Strong's Number
H5861
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
6
Books
5
Strong's H5861 Quick Answer
Strong's H5861 עַיִט (`ayit) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `ayit (ah'-yit) n-m. 1. a hawk or other bird of prey [from H5860] It has 6 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include bird, fowl, fowls, and birds. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- `ayit (ah'-yit) n-m. 1. a hawk or other bird of prey [from H5860]
- Usage
- 6 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- bird, fowl, fowls, and birds
Meaning and Definition
`ayit (ah'-yit) n-m. 1. a hawk or other bird of prey [from H5860] KJV: bird, fowl, ravenous (bird). Root(s): H5860
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5861. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H5861 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `ayit, 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.
How Strong's H5861 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 6 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H5861 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 H5861 in the Old Testament
6 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:
They shall be left together unto the fowls of the mountains, and to the beasts of the earth: and the fowls shall summer upon them, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them.
Usage Excerpts
First 6 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5861.
And when the fowls came down upon the carcases, Abram drove them away.
There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen:
They shall be left together unto the fowls of the mountains, and to the beasts of the earth: and the fowls shall summer upon them, and all the beasts of the earth shall winter upon them.
Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.
Mine heritage is unto me as a speckled bird, the birds round about are against her; come ye, assemble all the beasts of the field, come to devour.
Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5861, grouped by book.
Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H5861 FAQ
What does ayit (עַיִט) mean?
Ayit (Strong's H5861) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "bird". `ayit (ah'-yit) n-m. 1. a hawk or other bird of prey [from H5860]
How many times is ayit (עַיִט) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 6 linked usages for Strong's H5861 across 5 books.
Where can I study ayit (עַיִט) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5861 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate ayit (עַיִט)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as bird, fowl, fowls, and birds. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.