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Lexicon :: Strong's H2916 - ṭîṭ

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טִיט
Transliteration
ṭîṭ
Pronunciation
teet
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning apparently to be sticky [rath perb. a demon. From טוּא (H2894), through the idea of dirt to be swept away]
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TWOT Reference: 796a

Strong’s Definitions

טִיט ṭîyṭ, teet; from an unused root meaning apparently to be sticky (rather perhaps a demonstrative); from H2894, through the idea of dirt to be swept away); mud or clay; figuratively, calamity:—clay, dirt, mire.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x

The KJV translates Strong's H2916 in the following manner: mire (8x), clay (3x), dirt (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 13x
The KJV translates Strong's H2916 in the following manner: mire (8x), clay (3x), dirt (2x).

  1. mud, clay, mire, damp dirt

    1. mud, mire

    2. clay (poetical)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
טִיט ṭîyṭ, teet; from an unused root meaning apparently to be sticky (rather perhaps a demonstrative); from H2894, through the idea of dirt to be swept away); mud or clay; figuratively, calamity:—clay, dirt, mire.
STRONGS H2916: Abbreviations
† טִיט noun masculine mud, mire, clay (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian ṭîṭu, id., Flood Tablet iii, 10. 25) — absolute טִיט Job 41:22 + 6 times; construct id. Micah 7:10 + 5 times; —
1. mud, mire of streets (always in simile of contempt, ignominious treatment) חוּצוֺת ט׳ Micah 7:10; Psalm 18:43 = 2 Samuel 22:43; Zechariah 9:3; Zechariah 10:5; of Jeremiah's dungeon Jeremiah 38:6 (twice in verse); of mire in which crocodile lies Job 41:22; cast up by sea Isaiah 57:20 (|| רֶפֶשׁ); of a bog (figurative of distress) Psalm 69:15 and הַיָּוֵן ט׳ Psalm 40:30.
2. poetic of potter's clay (|| חֹמֶר) Isaiah 41:25, brick-clay (|| id.) Nahum 3:14.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

2 Samuel

22:43

Job

41:22; 41:22

Psalms

18:43; 69:15

Isaiah

41:25; 57:20

Jeremiah

38:6

Micah

7:10; 7:10

Nahum

3:14

Zechariah

9:3; 10:5

H2916

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2916 matches the Hebrew טִיט (ṭîṭ),
which occurs 13 times in 12 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 22:43

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:43 - I ground them as fine as the dust of the earth;
I trampled them[fn] in the gutter like dirt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:30 - Its belly is covered with scales as sharp as glass.
It plows up the ground as it drags through the mud.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:42

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:42 - I ground them as fine as dust in the wind.
I swept them into the gutter like dirt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 40:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 40:2 - He lifted me out of the pit of despair,
out of the mud and the mire.
He set my feet on solid ground
and steadied me as I walked along.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:14 - Rescue me from the mud;
don’t let me sink any deeper!
Save me from those who hate me,
and pull me from these deep waters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:25 - “But I have stirred up a leader who will come from the north.
I have called him by name from the east.
I will give him victory over kings and princes.
He will trample them as a potter treads on clay.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:20

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:20 - “But those who still reject me are like the restless sea,
which is never still
but continually churns up mud and dirt.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:6 - So the officials took Jeremiah from his cell and lowered him by ropes into an empty cistern in the prison yard. It belonged to Malkijah, a member of the royal family. There was no water in the cistern, but there was a thick layer of mud at the bottom, and Jeremiah sank down into it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:10

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:10 - Then my enemies will see that the LORD is on my side.
They will be ashamed that they taunted me, saying,
“So where is the LORD—
that God of yours?”
With my own eyes I will see their downfall;
they will be trampled like mud in the streets.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 3:14 - Get ready for the siege!
Store up water!
Strengthen the defenses!
Go into the pits to trample clay,
and pack it into molds,
making bricks to repair the walls.

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 9:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 9:3 - Tyre has built a strong fortress
and has made silver and gold
as plentiful as dust in the streets!

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Unchecked Copy Box Zec 10:5

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 10:5 - They will be like mighty warriors in battle,
trampling their enemies in the mud under their feet.
Since the LORD is with them as they fight,
they will overthrow even the enemy’s horsemen.
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