gier- eagle

The name occurs only in the list of birds not to be eaten. Being classed with the swan and the pelican, it has been thought to be some water-fowl; but it is more generally considered to be the Egyptian Vulture. It visits Palestine only in the summer. It eats any carrion, and is highly respected in the East (Lev. 11:18¹⁸And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle, (Leviticus 11:18); Deut. 14:17¹⁷And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant, (Deuteronomy 14:17)).

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Egyptian Vulture

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Transliteration:

racham

Phonic:

raw-khawm’

Meaning:

or (feminine) rachamah {raw-khaw-maw'}; from 7355; a kind of vulture (supposed to be tender towards its young)

KJV Usage:

gier- eagle