Strong's H2916 · Hebrew
טִיט
ṭîyṭ · /teet/
Definition
mud or clay; figuratively, calamity
KJV: clay, dirt, mire.
Root / derivation: from an unused root meaning apparently to be sticky (rather perb. a demonstrative); from H2894 (טוּא), through the idea of dirt to be swept away);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered טִיט across 12 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
12 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Psalms3 verses
Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
Psalms 40:2He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. an: Heb. a pit of noise
Psalms 69:14Deliver me out of the mire, and let me not sink: let me be delivered from them that hate me, and out of the deep waters.
Isaiah2 verses
I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.
Isaiah 57:20But the wicked are like the troubled sea, when it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt.
Zechariah2 verses
And Tyrus did build herself a strong hold, and heaped up silver as the dust, and fine gold as the mire of the streets.
Zechariah 10:5And they shall be as mighty men, which tread down their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle: and they shall fight, because the LORD is with them, and the riders on horses shall be confounded. the riders: or, they shall make the riders on horses ashamed
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H2916 (ṭîyṭ) mean?
mud or clay; figuratively, calamity
How many times does H2916 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H2916 (טִיט) appears in 12 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “mire.”
How is ṭîyṭ translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H2916 is rendered as “mire” (8×), “clay” (3×), “dirt” (2×).
Where does the Hebrew word טִיט come from?
from an unused root meaning apparently to be sticky (rather perb. a demonstrative); from H2894 (טוּא), through the idea of dirt to be swept away);