Leviticus

Leviticus 11:13–20

13Additionally, you are to detest the following birds, and they must not be eaten because they are detestable:

the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,

14the kite, any kind of falcon,

15any kind of raven,

16the ostrich,c the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,

17the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,

18the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,

19the stork, any kind of heron,

the hoopoe, and the bat.

20All flying insects that walk on all fours are detestable to you.

Footnotes

  • c 11:16 Literally the daughter of the ostrich or the daughter of the owl

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Leviticus 11:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Additionallyוְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-Conjunctive waw; Direct object markerH853 mark of the accusative
you are to detestתְּשַׁקְּצ֣וּtə·šaq·qə·ṣūVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralH8262 detest, make detestable
the followingאֵ֙לֶּה֙’êl·lehPronoun - common pluralH428 these
birdsהָע֔וֹףhā·‘ō·wp̄Article; Noun - masculine singularH5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
and they must notלֹ֥אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
be eatenיֵאָכְל֖וּyê·’ā·ḵə·lūVerb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralH398 eat
because theyהֵ֑םhêmPronoun - third person masculine pluralH1992 they, them
are detestableשֶׁ֣קֶץše·qeṣNoun - masculine singularH8263 detestation, detestable thing
the eagleהַנֶּ֙שֶׁר֙han·ne·šerArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5404 griffon-vulture, eagle
the bearded vultureהַפֶּ֔רֶסhap·pe·resArticle; Noun - masculine singularH6538 bearded vulture
the black vultureהָעָזְנִיָּֽה׃hā·‘ā·zə·nî·yāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5822 sea-eagle

Leviticus 11:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the kiteהַ֨דָּאָ֔הhad·dā·’āhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH1676 kite
any kindלְמִינָֽהּ׃lə·mî·nāhPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH4327 kind, species
of falconהָאַיָּ֖הhā·’ay·yāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH344 hawk, falcon, kite

Leviticus 11:15

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

Leviticus 11:16

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

Leviticus 11:17

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the little owlהַכּ֥וֹסhak·kō·wsArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3563 cup
the cormorantהַשָּׁלָ֖ךְhaš·šā·lāḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7994 cormorant
the great owlהַיַּנְשֽׁוּף׃hay·yan·šūp̄Article; Noun - masculine singularH3244 unclean, bird, heron

Leviticus 11:18

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the white owlהַתִּנְשֶׁ֥מֶתhat·tin·še·meṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH8580 hard breather, lizard, bird
the desert owlהַקָּאָ֖תhaq·qā·’āṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH6893 pelican
the ospreyהָרָחָֽם׃hā·rā·ḥāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH7360 carrion-vulture

Leviticus 11:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
the storkהַחֲסִידָ֔הha·ḥă·sî·ḏāhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH2624 stork
any kindלְמִינָ֑הּlə·mî·nāhPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH4327 kind, species
of heronהָאֲנָפָ֖הhā·’ă·nā·p̄āhArticle; Noun - feminine singularH601 unclean bird, parrot
the hoopoeהַדּוּכִיפַ֖תhad·dū·ḵî·p̄aṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH1744 hoopoe
andוְאֶת־wə·’eṯ-Conjunctive waw; Direct object markerH853 mark of the accusative
the batהָעֲטַלֵּֽף׃hā·‘ă·ṭal·lêp̄Article; Noun - masculine singularH5847 bat

Leviticus 11:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Allכֹּ֚לkōlNoun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
flyingהָע֔וֹףhā·‘ō·wp̄Article; Noun - masculine singularH5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
insectsשֶׁ֣רֶץše·reṣNoun - masculine singular constructH8318 swarmers, swarming things
that walkהַהֹלֵ֖ךְha·hō·lêḵArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH1980 go, come, walk
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
foursאַרְבַּ֑ע’ar·ba‘Number - feminine singularH702 four
are detestableשֶׁ֥קֶץše·qeṣNoun - masculine singularH8263 detestation, detestable thing
to youלָכֶֽם׃סlā·ḵemPreposition; second person masculine plural

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Leviticus 11:15 Luke 12:24

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