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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

(ossifrage, bone-breaker). An unclean bird; probably the osprey or sea-eagle (Lev. 11:13¹³And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, (Leviticus 11:13); Deut. 14:12¹²But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, (Deuteronomy 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. 11:13¹³And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, (Leviticus 11:13); Deut. 14:12¹²But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray, (Deuteronomy 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 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

`ozniyah

Phonic:

oz-nee-yaw’

Meaning:

probably feminine of 5797; probably the sea-eagle (from its strength)

KJV Usage:

ospray