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the ostrich,וְ בַּת הַיַּעֲנָהthe owl,וְ הַתַּחְמָסthe gull,וְ הַשָּׁחַףand the hawkוְ הַנֵּץaccording to its kind,לְמִינֵהוּ
Leviticus 11:16
Study it in the app“the ostrich, the owl, the gull, and the hawk according to its kind,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 11:16, word by word
- the ostrichבַּתbat
young
Literally "daughter" in set phrases, like the center of the eye or an animal's age.
Where else “bat” appears- the ostrichיַּעֲנָהyaana
ostrich
Ostrich (in the phrase "daughter of the ostrich"); the identification is debated.
Where else “yaana” appears- the owlתַּחְמָסtachmas
owl (uncertain)
An unclean bird of uncertain identity; perhaps an owl.
Where else “tachmas” appears- the gullשָּׁחַףshachaf
gull
A seabird, probably the gull.
Where else “shachaf” appears- and the hawkנֵּץnets
hawk
A swift bird of prey with sharp sight, flying with wings stretched out.
Where else “nets” appears- according to its kindמִינֵmine
kind
Kind, sort. It appears in the phrase "according to its kind": each living thing according to its type.
Where else “mine” appears
The context
15every raven according to its kind,
16 · This verse (above)
17the horned owl, the cormorant, the ibis,