Leviticus

Leviticus 11:16–17

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

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

Footnotes

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

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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

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.