Strong's Definition
feminine of 3283, and meaning the same
KJV Usage: + owl
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
יַעֲנָה (ya.a.nah) — ostrich. 1) an unclean bird 1a) owl, ostrich, literally translated as "daughters of the owl" 1b) perhaps an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f
Birds
eagle owl exact meaning unknown; probably: = a type of owl, large, standing over 75 centimeters (30 inches) tall; it has a pale fawn color, is spotted, has ear tufts, and is best known by its loud, deep hooting at night; it roosts by day in deep shade in acacia trees, caves, tombs, and ruined buildings; it feeds on small mammals, including hares, baby gazelles, lambs, rats and mice, and large roosting birds, especially wild and domestic ducks; ◄ Bubo bubo; ► unclean and therefore not to be eaten
LEV 11:16 · DEU 14:15 · JOB 30:29 · ISA 13:21 · ISA 34:13 · ISA 43:20 · JER 50:39 · MIC 1:8
1 LEV 11:16 · DEU 14:15 · JOB 30:29 · ISA 13:21 · ISA 34:13 · ISA 43:20 · MIC 1:8 RSV NJPS NJB NRSV "ostrich" | NIV "(horned) owl" | REB "desert-owl"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
יַעֲנָה n.f. greed (?);—ostrich base