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Heron
The 1901 Jewish Encyclopedia
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Enumerated among the unclean birds (Leviticus 11:19 [R. V. margin, "ibis"]; Deuteronomy 14:18; comp. Targ. 
, where the context points to some bird of the ArdeidÅ family). There are at least seven species of heron common in Palestine, especially in the marshy regions; and the addition of "after its kind" ("leminehu") in the passages mentioned above would imply that various species were included under "anafah."
In the Talmud the heron is characterized, in allusion to the etymology of its name ("anaf"), as a cruel and irascible bird, and is contrasted with the pious stork (Ḥul. 63a; comp. Rashi to Leviticus 11:19).
Bibliography:
- Tristram, The Natural History of the Bible, p. 241;
- L. Lewysohn, Zoologie des Talmuds, p. 169.
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Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Heron'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/h/heron.html. 1901.
Singer, Isidore, Ph.D, Projector and Managing Editor. Entry for 'Heron'. 1901 The Jewish Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tje/h/heron.html. 1901.
