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H6893 קָאַת (qâʼath) kaw-ath'

Hebrew
Noun (Feminine, Hebrew)
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Quick Definition

pelican

Strong's Definition

probably the pelican (from vomiting)

Derivation: from H6958 (קוֹא);

KJV Usage: cormorant.

TWOT Reference: 1976

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) a ceremonially unclean bird
1a) perhaps pelican or cormorant
1b) perhaps an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

קָאַת (qa.at) — pelican. 1) a ceremonially unclean bird 1a) perhaps pelican or cormorant 1b) perhaps an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun f

Birds

jackdaw exact meaning unsure: = relatively small black bird; ► unclean; ≈ associated with loneliness, devastation, destruction, and possibly death

LEV 11:18 · DEU 14:17 · PSA 102:7 · ISA 34:11 · ZEP 2:14

Graham S. Ogden

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

קָאַת, קָאָת n.[f.] a bird, usu. pelican base

Bible Occurrences (5)

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