Lexicon iyt: fly Original Word: עִיטPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: iyt Phonetic Spelling: (eet) Short Definition: fly Brown-Driver-Briggs [ עִיט] verb scream, shriek (Arabic , II. scream, scold, screaming, scolding, Frey Dozy ii. 195; Syriac anger, reviling); — only Qal Imperfect3masculine singular וַיָּ֫עַט בָּהֶם 1 Samuel 25:14 and he screamed at them (of Nabal). [עִיט] verb denominative dart greedily (like a bird of prey); — Qal Imperfect3masculine singular וַיַּ֫עַט Qr (Kt:erroneous ויעשׂ) 1 Samuel 14:32 and the people darted greedily upon the spoil (אֶלהַֿשָּׁלָל, so 2 masculine singular וַתַּ֫עַט 1 Samuel 15:19 (on forms see Ges§ 72 f f.).
Strong's fly, rail A primitive root; to swoop down upon (literally or figuratively) -- fly, rail. |
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