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Osprey
Heb. ‘ozniyyah, an unclean bird according to the Mosaic law (Lev. 11:13; Deut. 14:12); the fish-eating eagle (Pandion haliaetus); one of the lesser eagles. But the Hebrew word may be taken to denote the short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus of Southern Europe), one of the most abundant of the eagle tribe found in Palestine.
Also from Smith's (1884) +−
The Hebrew word occurs in (Leviticus 11:13) and Deuteronomy 14:12 So the name of some unclean bird. It’s probably either the osprey (Pandion haliaetus) or the white-tailed eagle (Haliaetus albicella).
In the Bible
2
Verses where Osprey is named. Berean Standard Bible (public domain).
- Deuteronomy 14:17
the desert owl, the osprey, the cormorant,
- Leviticus 11:18
the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,
Scripture on Osprey
2
Osprey references
4
Sources · Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884)
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