King James Version
Leviticus 11:17 in the King James Version says “And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,” — study this verse from Leviticus chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,”
Leviticus 11:17 · KJV
Every raven after his kind;
And the owl , and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“And the little owl”
H3563a cup (as a container), often figuratively, some unclean bird, probably an owl (perhaps from the cup-like cavity of its eye)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“and the cormorant”
H7994bird of prey, usually thought to be the pelican (from casting itself into the sea)
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
“and the great owl”
H3244an unclean (acquatic) bird; probably the heron (perhaps from its blowing cry, or because the nightheron is meant)
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