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the horned owl,וְ הַכּוֹסthe cormorant,וְ הַשָּׁלָךְthe ibis,וְ הַיַּנְשׁוּף
Leviticus 11:17
Study it in the app“the horned owl, the cormorant, the ibis,”
With the Hebrew beneath
Leviticus 11:17, word by word
- the horned owlכּוֹסkos
owl
A night bird that lives among ruins, which the law does not allow to be eaten.
Where else “kos” appears- the cormorantשָּׁלָךְshalach
cormorant
A bird that dives into the water to fish, perhaps the cormorant.
Where else “shalach” appears- the ibisיַּנְשׁוּףyanshuf
owl, ibis (uncertain)
An unclean bird of uncertain identity: a great owl or an ibis.
Where else “yanshuf” appears
The context
16the ostrich, the owl, the gull, and the hawk according to its kind,
17 · This verse (above)
18the white owl, the pelican, the vulture,