Leviticus 11:17 BSB

Leviticus 11:17

the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

and the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,

KJV

And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,

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Commentary

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Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The little owl - כוס cos, the bittern, night-raven or night-owl, according to most interpreters. Some think the onocrotalus or pelican may be intended; for as the word כוס cos signifies a cup in Hebrew, and the pelican is remarkable for a pouch or bag under the lower jaw, it might have had its Hebrew name from this circumstance; but the kaath in the following verse is rather supposed to mean this fowl, and the cos some species of the bubo or owl. See Bochart, vol. iii., col. 2

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Original language & word study

6 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
הַכּ֥וֹס	ha.Kos	the little owl	H3563 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
הַשָּׁלָ֖ךְ	ha.sha.Lakh	the cormorant	H7994 →
וְאֶת־	ve.'Et	and <obj.>	H853 →
הַיַּנְשֽׁוּף׃	hai.yan.Shuf	the great owl	H3244 →

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