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Leviticus 11

Lev. 11:18 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the swan
tanshemeth (Hebrew #8580)
properly, a hard breather, i.e. the name of two unclean creatures, a lizard and a bird (both perhaps from changing color through their irascibility), probably the tree-toad and the water-hen
KJV usage: mole, swan.
Pronounce: tan-sheh'-meth
Origin: from 5395
, and the pelican
qa'ath (Hebrew #6893)
probably the pelican (from vomiting)
KJV usage: cormorant.
Pronounce: kaw-ath'
Origin: from 6958
, and the gier eagle
racham (Hebrew #7360)
from 7355; a kind of vulture (supposed to be tender towards its young)
KJV usage: gier- eagle.
Pronounce: raw-khawm'
Origin: or (feminine) rachamah {raw-khaw-maw'}
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Eagle,
Gier Eagle,
Pelican,
Swan

Cross References

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Lev. 11:18• 18and the swan, and the pelican, and the carrion vulture, (Lev. 11:18)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and the swanc, and the pelican, and the carrion vulture,

JND Translation Notes

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Or "purple hen." The word is used also for an unclean reptile, "chameleon," ver. 30, but the kind is not known with certainty.