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Bible Dictionaries
Ostrich
Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects
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Comments: Ostriches , Wildlife and Plants of Israel
Ostrich — Still occasionally found in the southeastern deserts of Israel, the ostrich, if we are to judge from the many mentions made of it, was well known among the Hebrews. The beauty of its plumage, its fleetness, its reputed stupidity, its leaving its eggs on the sand and hatching them by the sun's heat are repeatedly alluded to. Know in Hebrew as יָעֵן (ya‘ên - Strongs: H3283) or as רֶנֶנִ֥ (rənān - Strongs: H7443, "[bird of] piercing cries"). The word תַּחְמָס (taḥmās - Strongs: H8464) may refer to a male ostrich, but is also conjectured as "owl" or "swallow."
Verses:
- Leviticus 11:16
- Deuteronomy 14:15
- Job 30:29
- Job 39:13
- Isaiah 13:21
- Isaiah 34:13
- Isaiah 43:20
- Jeremiah 50:39
- Lamentations 4:3
- Micah 1:8
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Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/apo/o/ostrich.html. 2024.
