Strong's Definition
to swoop down upon (literally or figuratively)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: fly, rail.
TWOT Reference: 1610,b
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עִיט (it) — to scream. 1) to scream, shriek 1a) (Qal) to scream
עִיט (it) — to pounce. 1) to dart greedily, swoop upon, rush upon 1a) (Qal) to dart greedily
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb · עַיִט
verb
Revile | verb qal
to insult, to rail, to rage exact meaning unsure; possibly: = action by which humans speak to other humans in an insulting manner, possibly loudly and with anger
1 1SA 14:32 MT-Q | MT-K ויעשׂ = עשׂה
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[עִיט] vb. scream, shriek;—only Qal 1 S 25:14 ref
[עִיט] vb. denom. dart greedily (like a bird of prey) base