קִפֹּד

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hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine3 occurrences2 books3 verses

Definition

or קִפֹּדlemma קִכֹּד kaf, corrected to קִפֹּד; from H7088; a species of bird, perhaps the bittern (from its contracted form)
Traditional renderings: bittern.

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

3 total
  1. Isaiah 14:23קִפֹּ֖ד · for owls
    “I will make her a place for owls and for swamplands; I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,” declares the LORD of Hosts.
  2. Isaiah 34:11וְקִפּ֔וֹד · and screech 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.
  3. Zephaniah 2:14קִפֹּ֔ד · screech owl
    Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar.