עַיִט
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. eagle (any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision)
2. bird of prey
Pronunciation
áyit
Examples9
הָעַיִט הוּא הַסֵּמֶל הַלְּאֻמִּי שֶׁלָּנוּ.
The eagle is our national emblem.
הוּא אֵינֶנּוּ עַיִט.
He's no eagle.
גֹּדֶל הַצִּפּוֹר הָיָה כחֲצִי עַיִט.
The bird was half as large as an eagle.
הָעַיִט אוֹהֵב לָנוּחַ עַל הָעָנָף הַגָּבֹהַ בְּיוֹתֵר שֶׁל הָעֵץ.
The eagle likes to perch on the highest branch of the tree.
הָעַיִט מֶלֶךְ הציפורים.
The eagle is king of birds.
כשם שֶׁהַלָּבִיא מֶלֶךְ הַחַיּוֹת, כָּךְ הָעַיִט מַלְכָּם שֶׁל הציפורים.
As the lion is king of beasts, so is the eagle king of birds.