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H3244 יַנְשׁוּף (yanshûwph) yan-shoof'
Hebrew
Noun (Masculine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

owl

Strong's Definition

an unclean (acquatic) bird; probably the heron (perhaps from its blowing cry, or because the nightheron is meant ))

Derivation: or יַנְשׁוֹף; apparently from H5398 (נָשַׁף); (compare H5399 (נֶשֶׁף))

KJV Usage: (great) owl.s

TWOT Reference: 1434b

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) great owl, eared owl
1a) an unclean animal

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

1) great owl, eared owl 1a) an unclean animal

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

יַנְשׁוֹף / יַנְשׁוּף yanshûph / yanshôph BDB Definition: 1) great owl, eared owl 1a) an unclean animal Part of Speech: noun masculine A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: apparently from H5398 Same Word by TWOT Number: 1434b Total KJV Occurrences: 5

Bible Occurrences (3)

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