Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H2132

Strong's H2132 · Hebrew

זַיִת

zayith · /zay'-yith/

Number
H2132
Language
Hebrew
Original word
זַיִת
Transliteration
zayith
Pronunciation
zay'-yith
KJV occurrences
36 verses

Definition

an olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the berry

KJV: olive (tree, -yard), Olivet.

Root / derivation: probably from an unused root (akin to H2099 (זִו));

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered זַיִת across 36 verses.

olive13×
tree8×
trees6×
oliveyards5×
olives4×
Olivet1×
oliveyard1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

36 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis1 verse
Exodus3 verses
Leviticus1 verse
Deuteronomy4 verses
Joshua1 verse
Judges3 verses
1 Samuel1 verse
2 Samuel1 verse
2 Kings2 verses
1 Chronicles1 verse
Nehemiah3 verses
Nehemiah 5:11

Restore, I pray you, to them, even this day, their lands, their vineyards, their oliveyards, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine, and the oil, that ye exact of them.

Nehemiah 8:15

And that they should publish and proclaim in all their cities, and in Jerusalem, saying, Go forth unto the mount, and fetch olive branches, and pine branches, and myrtle branches, and palm branches, and branches of thick trees, to make booths, as it is written.

Nehemiah 9:25

And they took strong cities, and a fat land, and possessed houses full of all goods, wells digged, vineyards, and oliveyards, and fruit trees in abundance: so they did eat, and were filled, and became fat, and delighted themselves in thy great goodness. wells: or, cisterns fruit: Heb. tree of food

Job1 verse
Psalms2 verses
Isaiah2 verses
Jeremiah1 verse
Hosea1 verse
Amos1 verse
Micah1 verse
Habakkuk1 verse
Haggai1 verse
Zechariah4 verses
Zechariah 4:3

And two olive trees by it, one upon the right side of the bowl, and the other upon the left side thereof.

Zechariah 4:11

Then answered I, and said unto him, What are these two olive trees upon the right side of the candlestick and upon the left side thereof?

Zechariah 4:12

And I answered again, and said unto him, What be these two olive branches which through the two golden pipes empty the golden oil out of themselves? through: Heb. by the hand empty: or, empty out of themselves oil into the gold the golden oil: Heb. the gold

Zechariah 14:4

And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.

Topics that use this word

Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H2132 (zayith) mean?

an olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the berry

How many times does H2132 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H2132 (זַיִת) appears in 36 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “olive.”

How is zayith translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H2132 is rendered as “olive” (13×), “tree” (8×), “trees” (6×), “oliveyards” (5×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word זַיִת come from?

probably from an unused root (akin to H2099 (זִו));