יַעֲנָה
ya.a.nah
“ostrich”
Definition
{the ostrich (probably from its answering cry}
feminine of H3283 (יָעֵן), and meaning the same
- an unclean bird 1a) owl, ostrich, literally translated as "daughters of the owl" 1b) perhaps an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
יַעֲנָה appears 8 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
the ostrich, the screech owl, the gull, any kind of hawk,
But desert creatures will lie down there,and howling creatures will fill her houses.Ostriches will dwell there,and wild goats will leap about.
Her towers will be overgrown with thorns,her fortresses with thistles and briers.She will become a haunt for jackals,an abode for ostriches.
The beasts of the field will honor Me,the jackals and the ostriches,because I provide water in the wildernessand rivers in the desert,to give drink to My chosen people.
So the desert creatures and hyenas will live thereand ostriches will dwell there.It will never again be inhabitedor lived in from generation to generation.
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