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
Traditional renderings: (great) owl.s
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Leviticus 11:17הַיַּנְשֽׁוּף׃ · the great owl…the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,
- Deuteronomy 14:16הַיַּנְשׁ֖וּף · the great owl…the little owl, the great owl, the white owl,
- Isaiah 34:11וְיַנְשׁ֥וֹף · and the great owlThe 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.