Hebrew Interlinear
Deuteronomy 14:16 Interlinear
“ The little owl and the great owl and the swan”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 2 | הַכּ֥וֹס | H3563 | The little owl | a cup (as a container), often figuratively, some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye) |
| 3 | וְאֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 4 | הַיַּנְשׁ֖וּף | H3244 | and the great owl | an unclean (acquatic) bird; probably the heron (perhaps from its blowing cry, or because the nightheron is meant) |
| 5 | וְהַתִּנְשָֽׁמֶת׃ | H8580 | and the swan | properly, a hard breather, i.e., the name of two unclean creatures, a lizard and a bird (both perhaps from changing color through their irascibility), |
Verse Context
Deuteronomy 14:15 And the owl and the night hawk ...
Deuteronomy 14:16 (current) The little owl and the great owl and the swan
Deuteronomy 14:17And the pelican and the gier eagle and the cormorant...