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טִיט H2916
H2916 is the Hebrew word טִיט, transliterated ṭîyṭ and said teet. The King James Version most often renders it mire.
What it means
mud or clay; figuratively, calamity.
Where it comes 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).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: clay, dirt, mire.
Verses using טִיט
All 9 verses, quoted in full.
2 Samuel 22:43 · KJV
Then did I beat them as small as the dust of the earth, I did stamp them as the mire of the street, and did spread them abroad.
Psalm 18:42 · KJV
Then did I beat them small as the dust before the wind: I did cast them out as the dirt in the streets.
Psalm 40:2 · KJV
He 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.
Psalm 69:14 · KJV
Deliver 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.
Jeremiah 38:6 · KJV
Then took they Jeremiah, and cast him into the dungeon of Malchiah the son of Hammelech, that was in the court of the prison: and they let down Jeremiah with cords. And in the dungeon there was no water, but mire: so Jeremiah sunk in the mire.
Micah 7:10 · KJV
Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
Nahum 3:14 · KJV
Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.
Zechariah 9:3 · KJV
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 10:5 · KJV
And 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.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2916 mean?
H2916 is the Hebrew word טִיט (ṭîyṭ), meaning mud or clay; figuratively, calamity.
How is H2916 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it mire (4 times), clay (2 times), dirt (1 time), out of the mire (1 time), enemies in the mire (1 time).
How many times does H2916 appear in the Bible?
טִיט (ṭîyṭ) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2916 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: 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).
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