Quick Definition
porcupine
Strong's Definition
a species of bird, perhaps the bittern (from its contracted form)
Derivation: or קִפֹּדlemma קִכֹּד kaf, corrected to קִפֹּד; from H7088 (קָפַד);
KJV Usage: bittern.
TWOT Reference: 2049a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) porcupine, hedgehog
1a) a shrinking animal
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
קִפֹּד (qip.pod) — porcupine. 1) porcupine, hedgehog 1a) a shrinking animal
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
1 ISA 14:23 RSV NJB NRSV "hedgehog" | NIV GNT "owl" | NJPS "bittern" | REB "bustard" 2 ISA 34:11 RSV "porcupine" | NIV "screech owl" | NJPS "owl" | NJB NRSV "hedgehog" | REB "bustard" 3 ZEP 2:14 RSV "hedgehog" | NIV NRSV "screech owl" | NJPS "owl" | NJB "porcupine | REB "bustard"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
קִפֹּד n.[m.] porcupine (fr. rolling itself together) base