Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 14:12–19

12but these you may not eat:

the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,

13the red kite, the falcon, any kind of kite,

14any kind of raven,

15the ostrich,c the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,

16the little owl, the great owl, the white owl,

17the desert owl, the osprey, the cormorant,

18the stork, any kind of heron,

the hoopoe, or the bat.

19All flying insects are unclean for you; they may not be eaten.

Footnotes

  • c 14:15 Literally the daughter of the ostrich or the daughter of the owl

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Deuteronomy 14:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
but theseוְזֶ֕הwə·zehConjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
you may notלֹֽא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
eatתֹאכְל֖וּṯō·ḵə·lūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH398 eat
the eagleהַנֶּ֥שֶׁרhan·ne·šerArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5404 griffon-vulture, eagle
the bearded vultureוְהַפֶּ֖רֶסwə·hap·pe·resConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH6538 bearded vulture
the black vultureוְהָֽעָזְנִיָּֽה׃wə·hā·‘ā·zə·nî·yāhConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH5822 sea-eagle

Deuteronomy 14:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the red kiteוְהָרָאָה֙wə·hā·rā·’āhConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH7201 bird of prey
the falconהָ֣אַיָּ֔הhā·’ay·yāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH344 hawk, falcon, kite
any kindלְמִינָֽהּ׃lə·mî·nāhPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH4327 kind, species
of kiteוְהַדַּיָּ֖הwə·had·day·yāhConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH1772 id.

Deuteronomy 14:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
anyכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
kindלְמִינֽוֹ׃lə·mî·nōwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH4327 kind, species
of ravenעֹרֵ֖ב‘ō·rêḇNoun - masculine singularH6158 raven

Deuteronomy 14:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the ostrichהַֽיַּעֲנָ֔הhay·ya·‘ă·nāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH3284 greed (?)
the screech owlהַתַּחְמָ֖סhat·taḥ·māsArticle; Noun - masculine singularH8464 male ostrich
the gullהַשָּׁ֑חַףhaš·šā·ḥap̄Article; Noun - masculine singularH7828 sea-mew, gull
any kindלְמִינֵֽהוּ׃lə·mî·nê·hūPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH4327 kind, species
of hawkהַנֵּ֖ץhan·nêṣArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5322 hawk

Deuteronomy 14:16

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the little owlהַכּ֥וֹסhak·kō·wsArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3563 cup
the great owlהַיַּנְשׁ֖וּףhay·yan·šūp̄Article; Noun - masculine singularH3244 unclean, bird, heron
the white owlוְהַתִּנְשָֽׁמֶת׃wə·hat·tin·šā·meṯConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH8580 hard breather, lizard, bird

Deuteronomy 14:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the desert owlוְהַקָּאָ֥תwə·haq·qā·’āṯConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH6893 pelican
the ospreyהָרָחָ֖מָהhā·rā·ḥā·māhArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7360 carrion-vulture
the cormorantהַשָּׁלָֽךְ׃haš·šā·lāḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7994 cormorant

Deuteronomy 14:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the storkוְהַ֣חֲסִידָ֔הwə·ha·ḥă·sî·ḏāhConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH2624 stork
any kindלְמִינָ֑הּlə·mî·nāhPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH4327 kind, species
of heronוְהָאֲנָפָ֖הwə·hā·’ă·nā·p̄āhConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH601 unclean bird, parrot
the hoopoeוְהַדּוּכִיפַ֖תwə·had·dū·ḵî·p̄aṯConjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singularH1744 hoopoe
or the batוְהָעֲטַלֵּֽף׃wə·hā·‘ă·ṭal·lêp̄Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singularH5847 bat

Deuteronomy 14:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Allוְכֹל֙wə·ḵōlConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
flyingהָע֔וֹףhā·‘ō·wp̄Article; Noun - masculine singularH5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
insectsשֶׁ֣רֶץše·reṣNoun - masculine singular constructH8318 swarmers, swarming things
are uncleanטָמֵ֥אṭā·mêAdjective - masculine singularH2931 unclean
for youלָכֶ֑םlā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural
they may notלֹ֖אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
be eatenיֵאָכֵֽלוּ׃yê·’ā·ḵê·lūVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH398 eat

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