Vulture

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(tearer). A large falconoid bird, with naked head and neck, feeding mostly on carrion. The bird is pronounced unclean (Lev. 11:14¹⁴And the vulture, and the kite after his kind; (Leviticus 11:14); Deut. 14:13¹³And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind, (Deuteronomy 14:13)); but the original implies the kite, as also in Isaiah 34:15¹⁵There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate. (Isaiah 34:15).

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Concise Bible Dictionary:

There are three words so translated.

1. ayyah, a bird of keen sight (Job 28:7⁷There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen: (Job 28:7)). It is supposed to be a species of KITE, as the Hebrew is translated (Lev. 11:14¹⁴And the vulture, and the kite after his kind; (Leviticus 11:14); Deut. 14:13¹³And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind, (Deuteronomy 14:13)).

2. dayyah, a bird inhabiting ruins: supposed to be another species of KITE (Deut. 14:13¹³And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind, (Deuteronomy 14:13); Isa. 34:15¹⁵There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate. (Isaiah 34:15)).

3. daah, a bird of rapid flight (Lev. 11:14¹⁴And the vulture, and the kite after his kind; (Leviticus 11:14)); supposed to be the falcon; the word occurs here only. These are all classed among the unclean birds. For the true vulture see EAGLE.

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