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Coney, Cony

From: Boyd's Bible Dictionary: C By: James P. Boyd

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(rabbit). The small rabbit-like animal known as the Hyrax Syriacus (Lev. 11:5⁵And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you. (Leviticus 11:5); Deut. 14:7⁷Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; as the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; therefore they are unclean unto you. (Deuteronomy 14:7); Prov. 30:26²⁶The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks; (Proverbs 30:26)).

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