Quick Definition
cormorant
Strong's Definition
bird of prey, usually thought to be the pelican (from casting itself into the sea)
Derivation: from H7993 (שָׁלַךְ);
KJV Usage: cormorant.
TWOT Reference: 2398a
Outline of Biblical Usage
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שָׁלָךְ (sha.lakh) — cormorant. 1) bird of prey 1a) probably the cormorant
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m
Birds
osprey = an eagle-like bird that feeds on fish. It has a white head, chest, and belly, with a dark brown back and wings. It has a dark stripe from the edge of the beak through the eye to the back of the neck and a faint stripe on its chest; ◄ Pandion haliaetus; it is found on seacoasts and near lakes and large rivers; ► unclean and therefore not to be eaten
1 LEV 11:17 · DEU 14:17 RSV NIV NJPS NJB NRSV GNT CEV ESV "cormorant" | REB "fisher-owl"
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שָׁלָךְ n.[m.] bird of prey, prob. cormorant base