Lexical Definition

‎זַיִת‎ zayith (zay'-yith) (Mount of) Olives ^H:N-M
probably from an unused root (akin to ‎זִו‎)

olive (tree, -yard), Olivet.

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

n m
1) olive, olive tree
1a) olive tree
1b) olives
n pr loc
2) mountain facing Jerusalem on the east side

See Greek: ἐλαία · ἐλαιών

Extended Information

• Also named: elaiōn (ἐλαιών "Olivet" ἐλαιών)

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‎זַ֫יִת‎ noun masculine^{Ps 52:10*} olive-tree, olive (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic , ‎זֵיתָא‎; Ethiopic Arabic olive-tree, olive, olive-oil; see Lag^{M iii. 215 ff} Hom^{Aufsätze u. Abh., 1892, 94, 99 ff.}; √dubious; Thes and most derive from assumed ‎זהה‎ be bright, fresh, luxuriant (see below ‎זִוּ‎) + ‎ת‎ afformative which is. then treated as radical, compare Sta^{§ 187 a}; but this not certain, compare Ol^{§ 119 b, 142 a}; according to Lag^{Armen. Stud. § 1347 {abbrev}}‎ז‎ is Armen. loan-word, see also Lag^{M 1.c.; BN 219, Anm.}); — absolute ‎׳‎‎ז‎ Gen 8:11, construct ‎זֵית‎ Deut 8:8; 2Kgs 18:32 suffix ‎זֵיתְךָ‎ Deut 24:20, ‎זֵיתֶ֑ךָ‎ Exod 23:11; Deut 28:40 plural ‎זֵיתִים‎ Deut 6:11, etc.; —

1. olive-tree Judg 9:8; Judg 9:9 (personified, in Jotham's fable), Hos 14:7* (simile of beauty), Job 15:33 = (as casting off its flowers, simile of wicked man); in 2Sam 15:23 insert ‎אֲשֶׁר‎ ‎׳‎‎הַזּ‎ (before ‎הַמִּדְבָּר‎, read ‎׳‎‎בַּמּ‎) ᵐ5^L Dr; also plural of two olive-trees Zech 4:3; Zech 4:11 ‎רַעֲנָן‎ ‎׳‎‎ז‎ Ps 52:10* fresh, (thriving) olive-tree (simile of prosperity), so Jer 11:16 ‎׳‎‎עֲלֶהזֿ‎ Gen 8:11(J) olive-branch, sprig, compare Neh 8:15 (here + ‎עֲלֵי‎ ‎עֵץשֶֿׁמֶן‎, etc.); also plural ‎שְׁתִלֵי זֵיתִים‎ Ps 128:3 olive-shoots (simile of children); ‎שִׁבֲּלֵי זֵיתִים‎ Zech 4:12 olive-branches (in Zechariah's vision); ‎זַיִת‎ in representative or collective sense, = olive-trees, groups of growing olive-trees, as property, source of wealth, olive-yards Exod 23:11 (J E; + ‎כֶּרֶם‎), Judg 15:5 (+ id.); ‎עֵץהַֿזַּיִת‎ Hag 2:19 (+ ‎הַגֶּפֶן וְהַתְּאֵנָה וְהָרִמּוֺן‎); also in phrase ‎כִּחֵשׁ מַעֲשֵׂהזַֿיִת‎ Hab 3:17 the bearing, yield, of olive-trees (|| ‎וּשְׁדֵמוֺר לֹאעָֿשָׂה אֹכֶל‎, compare also ‎תְּאֵנָה‎ and ‎יְבוּל גֶּפֶן‎ v^a); specifically ‎זֵית שֶׁמֶן‎, oil-yielding olive-trees Deut 8:8 compare 2Kgs 18:32 ‎׳‎‎נֹקֶף ז‎ striking or beating of olive-trees Isa 17:6; Isa 24:13 (simile of desolation at judgment of ‎׳‎‎י‎), compare ‎תַחְבֹּט‎ ‎׳‎‎כִּ‎ ‎זֵיתְךָ‎ Deut 24:20 rather more often plural; Amos 4:9 (|| ‎גַּנּוֺת‎, ‎כְּרָמִים‎, ‎תְּאֵנִים‎), 1Sam 8:14 (|| ‎שָׂדוֺת‎, ‎כְּרָמִים‎), compare also Deut 6:11; Deut 28:40a Josh 24:13; 2Kgs 5:26; 1Chr 27:28; Neh 5:11; Neh 9:25.

2. of fruit of olive-tree, olives: Deut 28:40b (with ‎שֶׁמֶן‎); ‎תִּדְרֹךְ זַיִת‎ Mic 6:15 (|| ‎שֶׁמֶן‎); also ‎שֶׁמֶן זַיִת‎ olive-oil Exod 27:20; Exod 30:24 (P) Lev 24:2 (H).

3. in designations of place: ‎מַעֲלֵה הַזֵּיתִים‎ 2Sam 15:30 the ascent of the olive-trees (ᵐ5 ἐν τῇ ἀναβάσει τῶν ἐλαιῶν = Mount of Olives); ‎הַרהַֿזֵּיתִים‎ Zech 14:4 (twice in verse) (ᵐ5τὸ ὄρος τῶν ἐλαιῶν); the well-known hill east of Jerusalem (NT usually as Zech 14:4 ᵐ5, e.g. Mark 13:3 compare also ‎הָהָר‎ 1Kgs 11:7; Neh 8:15 ᵑ7 ‎טזּר זֵיתַיָּא‎ 2Kgs 23:13 compare 2Sam 15:30; Zech 14:4 etc.; ᵑ7 Song 8:5 ‎טוּר מִשְׁחָא‎, and so Talmud etc.)

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Mount of Olives • A mountain ridge east of Jerusalem

The Mount of Olives is a mountain ridge east of Jerusalem, known as the site of many significant events in the Bible, particularly in the life of Jesus.

• A location first mentioned at 2Sa.15.30;
• referred to as Olives_Mount or Olives זַיִת, or Olivet (KJV, NIV= Mount of Olives) or (Mount_of )Olives ἐλαιών.
  

The Mount of Olives is a mountain ridge located east of Jerusalem, separated from the city by the Kidron Valley. It is mentioned frequently in the Bible, especially in connection with the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. Jesus often visited the Mount of Olives (Luke 21:37; 22:39; John 8:1), and it was the site of many significant events, including His triumphal entry into Jerusalem (Matt. 21:1; Mark 11:1; Luke 19:29, 37), His prophetic discourse about the destruction of Jerusalem and His second coming (Matt. 24:3; Mark 13:3), His agonizing prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane (Matt. 26:30; Mark 14:26; Luke 22:39), and His ascension into heaven (Luke 24:50-51; Acts 1:12).

The Mount of Olives also held significance in the Old Testament. King David fled from Jerusalem via the Mount of Olives during Absalom's rebellion (2 Sam. 15:30). The prophet Zechariah foretold that the Messiah would stand on the Mount of Olives when He comes to establish His kingdom on earth (Zech. 14:4).

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