עַיִט (ʿayiṭ) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning bird. It appears
8 times
in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H5861).
Also rendered
bird of prey
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1610a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1610a)bird, of prey, scream; hawk; fowl, ravenous
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
עַ֫יִטnoun, masculine: bird, of prey, scream
bird(s) of prey (from scream)
Strong's H5861עַיִט: a hawk or other bird of prey KJV:bird, fowl, ravenous (bird).
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1610: עִיטʿîṭ — scream, shriek; swoop; fly, rail