{"query": "Easton: Bird", "count": 20, "results": [{"id": "card_n_ee9163133f5c", "title": "Easton: Lapwing", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "The name of an unclean bird, mentioned only in Lev. 11:19 and Deut. 14:18. The Hebrew name of this bird, dukiphath, has been generally regarded as denoting the hoope (Upupa epops), an onomatopoetic wo"}, {"id": "card_n_0ea26c083c84", "title": "Easton: Glede", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "An Old English name for the common kite, mentioned only in Deut. 14:13 (Heb. ra’ah), the Milvus ater or black kite. The Hebrew word does not occur in the parallel passage in Leviticus (11:14, da’ah, r"}, {"id": "card_n_aa99b3779b30", "title": "Easton: Vulture", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(1.) Heb. da’ah (Lev. 11:14). In the parallel passage (Deut. 14:13) the Hebrew word used is ra’ah, rendered “glede;” LXX., “gups;” Vulg., “milvus.” A species of ravenous bird, distinguished for its ra"}, {"id": "card_n_74236dcea693", "title": "Easton: Kite", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "An unclean and keen-sighted bird of prey (Lev. 11:14; Deut. 14:13). The Hebrew word used, ’ayet, is rendered “vulture” in Job 28:7 in Authorized Version, “falcon” in Revised Version. It is probably th"}, {"id": "card_n_862359670dbe", "title": "Easton: Bittern", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Is found three times in connection with the desolations to come upon Babylon, Idumea, and Nineveh (Isa. 14:23; 34:11; Zeph. 2:14). This bird belongs to the class of cranes. Its scientific name is Bota"}, {"id": "card_n_6f20e4902b9a", "title": "Easton: Cuckoo", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Heb. shahaph), from a root meaning “to be lean; slender.” This bird is mentioned only in Lev. 11:16 and Deut. 14:15 (R.V., “seamew”). Some have interpreted the Hebrew word by “petrel” or “shearwater”"}, {"id": "card_n_12ce9a5d36c8", "title": "Easton: Bird", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Birds are divided in the Mosaic law into two classes, (1) the clean (Lev. 1:14-17; 5:7-10; 14:4-7), which were offered in sacrifice; and (2) the unclean (Lev. 11:13-20). When offered in sacrifice, the"}, {"id": "card_n_8f0a85097bdc", "title": "Easton: Turtle, Turtle-dove", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Its peculiar peaceful and gentle habit its often referred to in Scripture. A pair was offered in sacrifice by Mary at her purification (Luke 2:24). The pigeon and the turtle-dove were the only birds p"}, {"id": "card_n_4237b74aeaaf", "title": "Easton: Ossifrage", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Heb. peres = to “break” or “crush”, the lammer-geier, or bearded vulture, the largest of the whole vulture tribe. It was an unclean bird (Lev. 11:13; Deut. 14:12). It is not a gregarious bird, and is "}, {"id": "card_n_24ef2d7f180e", "title": "Easton: Hen", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Common in later times among the Jews in Palestine (Matt. 23:37; Luke 13:34). It is noticeable that this familiar bird is only mentioned in these passages in connection with our Lord’s lamentation over"}, {"id": "card_n_8b46f89de2b3", "title": "Easton: Osprey", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Heb. ‘ozniyyah, an unclean bird according to the Mosaic law (Lev. 11:13; Deut. 14:12); the fish-eating eagle (Pandion haliaetus); one of the lesser eagles. But the Hebrew word may be taken to denote t"}, {"id": "card_n_7155173f6be8", "title": "Easton: Zipporah", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A female bird. Reuel’s daughter, who became the wife of Moses (Ex. 2:21). In consequence of the event recorded in Ex. 4:24-26, she and her two sons, Gershom and Eliezer, when so far on the way with Mo"}, {"id": "card_n_e086fb9c3d18", "title": "Easton: Peacock", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Heb. tuk, apparently borrowed from the Tamil tokei). This bird is indigenous to India. It was brought to Solomon by his ships from Tarshish (1 Kings 10:22; 2 Chr. 9:21), which in this case was probab"}, {"id": "card_n_e4f4fb14b9ee", "title": "Easton: Heron", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Lev. 11:19; Deut. 14:18), ranked among the unclean birds. The Hebrew name is ’anaphah, and indicates that the bird so named is remarkable for its angry disposition. “The herons are wading-birds, pecu"}, {"id": "card_n_5b723d08ada1", "title": "Easton: Crane", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Isa. 38:14; Jer. 8:7). In both of these passages the Authorized Version has reversed the Hebrew order of the words. “Crane or swallow” should be “swallow or crane,” as in the Revised Version. The ren"}, {"id": "card_n_9041d3984d8c", "title": "Easton: Gin", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "A trap. (1.) Ps. 140:5, 141:9, Amos 3:5, the Hebrew word used, mokesh, means a noose or “snare,” as it is elsewhere rendered (Ps. 18:5; Prov. 13:14, etc.). (2.) Job 18:9, Isa. 8:14, Heb. pah, a plate "}, {"id": "card_n_954e0f9a06ad", "title": "Easton: Dove’s dung", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(2 Kings 6:25) has been generally understood literally. There are instances in history of the dung of pigeons being actually used as food during a famine. Compare also the language of Rabshakeh to the"}, {"id": "card_n_a5f58c425c64", "title": "Easton: Hawk", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "(Heb. netz, a word expressive of strong and rapid flight, and hence appropriate to the hawk). It is an unclean bird (Lev. 11:16; Deut. 14:15). It is common in Syria and surrounding countries. The Hebr"}, {"id": "card_n_519f69d3f0c1", "title": "Easton: Gier eagle", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Heb. raham = “parental affection,” Lev. 11:18; Deut. 14:17; R.V., “vulture”), a species of vulture living entirely on carrion. “It is about the size of a raven; has an almost triangular, bald, and wri"}, {"id": "card_n_9694c2f8971e", "title": "Easton: Pelicans", "shelf": "dictionary", "surface": "secular", "snippet": "Are frequently met with at the waters of Merom and the Sea of Galilee. The pelican is ranked among unclean birds (Lev. 11:18; Deut. 14:17). It is of an enormous size, being about 6 feet long, with win"}]}