What does טִיט · πηλός mean in the Bible?
טִיט · πηλός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "clay or mud at the bottom of a pit".
Hebrew · H2916, G4081
טִיט
Mud or clay ; figuratively, calamity · clay
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טִיט H2916 mud or clay ; figuratively, calamity
Pronunciation ṭiyṭ
Mud and clay denote both literal lowliness and metaphorical degradation, affliction, or moral defilement in OT imagery
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πηλός G4081 clay
Pronunciation pēlós
Clay as malleable material in potter's hands, symbolizing human susceptibility to God's sovereign formation and judgment
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What does טִיט (tit) mean in the Bible?
טִיט · πηλός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "clay or mud at the bottom of a pit".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2916, G4081?
H2916, G4081 is connected to 13 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. clay or mud at the bottom of a pit
Strong's H2916, G4081
Lexical occurrences 13 verses Source Gloss
clay or mud at the bottom of a pit
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
טִיט is built from this root:
טוּא H2894
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain