יַנְשׁוּף

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hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine3 occurrences3 books3 verses

Definition

or יַנְשׁוֹף; apparently from H5398; (compare H5399) an unclean (acquatic) bird; probably the heron (perhaps from its blowing cry, or because the nightheron is meant)
Traditional renderings: (great) owl.s

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

3 total
  1. Leviticus 11:17הַיַּנְשֽׁוּף׃ · the great owl
    …the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,
  2. Deuteronomy 14:16הַיַּנְשׁ֖וּף · the great owl
    …the little owl, the great owl, the white owl,
  3. Isaiah 34:11וְיַנְשׁ֥וֹף · and the great owl
    The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction.