פֶּרֶס
peres · bearded vulture
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6538 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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peres (פֶּרֶס) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “bearded vulture”.
A large bird of prey, usually identified as the bearded vulture.
How to say it
pe·res
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- A large bird of prey that drops bones to break them.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- Leviticus 11:13
And these you shall hold detestable among the birds; they shall not be eaten; they are a detestable thing: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the sea eagle,
- Deuteronomy 14:12
But these are the ones that you shall not eat of them: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the sea eagle,