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Hedgehog

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia by James Orr (ed.) (1915)

hej´hog Septuagint ἐχῖνος, echı̄́nos, “hedgehog,” for קפד, ḳippōdh, in Isa 14:23; Isa 34:11; Zep 2:14, and for קפוז, ḳippōz, in Isa 34:15). See PORCUPINE; BITTERN; OWL; SERPENT.

Plants and Animals of the Bible by David Cox (1970) ↑

See Porcupine

Aquifer Open Bible Dictionary by Mission Mutual, adapted from the Tyndale Open Bible Dictionary (2023)

A hedgehog is a small, insect-eating mammal with a coat of short spines. It is similar to the porcupine (Isaiah 14:23; Zephaniah 2:14).

See Porcupine.

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