Tawny owl
H3244
Hebrew
UBS
יַנְשׁוּף
yanshûwphyan-shoof'
Noun Masculine
Definition
exact meaning unknown; possibly: type of owl with a mottled gray-brown color; its eyes are outlined with pale circles, so that it looks as though it is wearing spectacles; it prefers wooded areas or orchards and roosts close to the trunk of a tree; ◄ Strix aluco; ► unclean and therefore not to be eaten
Semantic Domains
Birds
Etymology
or יַנְשׁוֹף; apparently from H5398 (נָשַׁף); (compare H5399 (נֶשֶׁף))
KJV Translations
(great) owl.s
Occurrences3
Frequency Rank#4009