עַיִט I, עוּט to swing) bird of prey. Pirké d’R. El. ch. XXVIII. ואין הע׳ אלא בן דוד שנמשל לע׳ the ʿayiṭ (Gen. XV, 11) is typical of the son of David who is compared to a bird of prey. Ib. כדי שלא ימשול בהם הע׳ וכ׳ that the bird of prey might not have control of them until evening; Yalk. Gen. 76; a. e.