Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H3244 |
|---|---|
| Word: | יַנשׁוּף יַנשׁוֹף |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | apparently from H5398 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | yanshuwph |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | yan-shoof' (or yanshowph {yan-shofe'}) n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. an unclean (acquatic) bird 2. probably the heron (perhaps from its blowing cry, or because the night-heron is meant ) |
| KJV Renderings: | (great) owl.s |
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יַנְשׁוּף and (Isa 34:11) יַנְשׁוֺף noun [masculine] a bird (with harsh, strident note ? BoHeroz, ii. 284; ed. Rosenm. iii. 29, TristrNHB 192 think of נֶשֶׁף — i.e. a twilight bird; on formative compare LagBN 127 BaNB 231); — unclean Lev 11:17; Deut 14:16 inhabiting deserts Isa 34:11. Probably a kind of owl Bol.c., 'Great Owl,' Egyptian Eagle-owl ( bubo ascalaphus) Tristrl.c. compare ᵑ6 ᵑ7 Di Dr - WhiteHpt (Leviticus), > ᵐ5 . ᵑ9 Leviticus, Isaiah ibis.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Leviticus 11:17
Deuteronomy 14:16
Isaiah 34:11
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