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Concise Bible Dictionary: V
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George A. Morrish
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There are three words so translated.
1.
ayyah
, a bird of keen sight (
Job 28:7
7
There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture's eye hath not seen: (Job 28:7)
). It is supposed to be a species of KITE, as the Hebrew is translated (
Lev. 11:14
14
And the vulture, and the kite after his kind; (Leviticus 11:14)
;
Deut. 14:13
13
And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind, (Deuteronomy 14:13)
).
2.
dayyah
, a bird inhabiting ruins: supposed to be another species of KITE (
Deut. 14:13
13
And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind, (Deuteronomy 14:13)
;
Isa. 34:15
15
There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate. (Isaiah 34:15)
).
3.
daah
, a bird of rapid flight (
Lev. 11:14
14
And the vulture, and the kite after his kind; (Leviticus 11:14)
); supposed to be the falcon; the word occurs here only. These are all classed among the unclean birds. For the true vulture see EAGLE.
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