za.yit denotes the olive as a tree or grove, in oil expressions, and in the name Mount of Olives.

The term most often denotes olive trees, groves, or their agricultural produce; it also occurs in expressions for olive oil and in the geographical name rendered “Mount of Olives.”

1. Olive tree, grove, or agricultural crop · dominant

   The noun names trees and planted groves in agricultural settings: in 1 Samuel 8:14 the APB renders a list of property including “olive trees,” while Deuteronomy 24:20 gives instructions for beating olive trees and leaving what remains for vulnerable people. It also appears in images of shaking, flowering, fruitfulness, and planted trees, as in Isaiah 17:6, Job 15:33, and Zechariah 4:3.

   1 Samuel 8:14Deuteronomy 24:20Isaiah 17:6Job 15:33Zechariah 4:3Nehemiah 8:15
2. Olive in oil expressions · occasional

   In several clauses the singular construct form occurs in an oil expression. In Exodus 27:20 and Leviticus 24:2, the APB renders “pure beaten olive oil” supplied for continual lamp light; in Deuteronomy 8:8 it renders a land marked by “olive oil and honey.”

   Exodus 27:20Leviticus 24:2Exodus 30:24Deuteronomy 8:82 Kings 18:32
3. Mount of Olives place-name · rare

   Plural forms occur in the named ascent and mountain facing Jerusalem. In 2 Samuel 15:30 the APB renders David going up “in the ascent of the Olives,” and in Zechariah 14:4 it renders the location “Mount of Olives,” which is split by a valley.

   2 Samuel 15:30Zechariah 14:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses the APB commonly presents the term as “olive tree(s),” “olive groves,” or within “olive oil,” and it renders the place-name as “Mount of Olives.” These renderings reflect the clauses as a whole.