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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
ossifrage
, bone-breaker). An unclean bird; probably the osprey or
sea
-
eagle
(Lev. 11:13; Deut. 14:12).
Concise Bible Dictionary
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The ospray is a bird allied to the large
fish
-
eating
eagles. It steadily
balances
itself over the water with scarcely a wing moving, and darts down upon a fish when it comes to the surface, strikes its sharp hooked talons into its side, and carries it to the shore. It was classed among the unclean
birds
(Lev. 11:13; Deut. 14:12). The ospray belongs to the family of
Falconidæ
, of the order of birds which seize their food with violence. The
Pandion haliaeetus
is the species probably alluded to.
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
5822
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Transliteration:
`ozniyah
Phonic:
oz-nee-yaw’
Meaning:
probably feminine of
5797
; probably the sea-eagle (from its strength)
KJV Usage:
ospray