Quick Definition
bird of prey
Strong's Definition
a hawk or other bird of prey
Derivation: from H5860 (עִיט);
KJV Usage: bird, fowl, ravenous (bird).
TWOT Reference: 1610a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) bird of prey, a swooper
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עַ֫יִט (a.yit) — bird of prey. bird of prey, a swooper
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · עיט
noun m · עטה
1 JER 12:9 RSV NIV NJPS NJB GNT CEV "bird of prey" = [1] | LXX REB ESV "lair" = [2]
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עַ֫יִט n.m. bird(s) of prey (from scream) base