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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(sea raven). A large, greedy water-bird, pronounced “unclean” (Lev. 11:17¹⁷And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl, (Leviticus 11:17); Deut. 14:17¹⁷And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant, (Deuteronomy 14:17)). Doubtless “pelican” (Isa. 34:11¹¹But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness. (Isaiah 34:11); Zeph. 2:14¹⁴And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work. (Zephaniah 2:14)).

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Cormorant

In Isaiah 34:11¹¹But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness. (Isaiah 34:11) and Zeph. 2:14¹⁴And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work. (Zephaniah 2:14) the Hebrew is qaath, and signifies PELICAN. In Leviticus 11:17¹⁷And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl, (Leviticus 11:17) and Deuteronomy 14:17¹⁷And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant, (Deuteronomy 14:17) the Hebrew word is shalak, and is rightly translated Cormorant, a large bird that lives upon fish. It dashes down upon its prey, and can follow it in the water or dive after it if it descends. It is only mentioned in scripture as an unclean bird.

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Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

7994 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

shalak

Phonic:

shaw-lawk’

Meaning:

from 7993; bird of prey, usually thought to be the pelican (from casting itself into the sea)

KJV Usage:

cormorant