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Easton's Bible Dictionary
(from OWL)
(2) Hebrew yanshuph, rendered "great owl" in Leviticus
11:17 ; Deuteronomy
14:16 , and "owl" in Isaiah
34:11 . This is supposed to be the Egyptian eagle-owl (Bubo ascalaphus), which
takes the place of the eagle-owl (Bubo maximus) found in Southern Europe. It is
found frequenting the ruins of Egypt and also of the Holy Land. "Its cry is a
loud, prolonged, and very powerful hoot. I know nothing which more vividly brought
to my mind the sense of desolation and loneliness than the re-echoing hoot of
two or three of these great owls as I stood at midnight among the ruined temples
of Baalbek" (Tristram). The LXX. and Vulgate render this word by "ibis", i.e.,
the Egyptian heron.
Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names
(no entry)
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(no entry)
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
(yanshuph; Septuagint ibis, or eibis):
A member of the Palestine species of the family Strigidae. The great owl mentioned
in the Bible was no doubt their largest specimen of the family, a bird fully 2
ft. in length, full feathered, with unusually large head and long ear tufts. It
was a formidable and noble-appearing bird, with resounding voice. It was abundant
among the ruins of temples, the tombs of Carmel, the caves of Gennesaret, and
among the ruined cities of Southern Judah. It is included in the abomination lists
of Leviticus
11:17 and Deuteronomy
14:16.
See OWL.
Gene Stratton-Porter
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