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Owl, Little

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Easton's Bible Dictionary

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(3) Hebrew. kos, rendered "little owl" in Leviticus 11:17 ; Deuteronomy 14:16 , and "owl" in Psalms 102:6 . The Arabs call this bird "the mother of ruins." It is by far the most common of all the owls of Palestine. It is the Athene persica, the bird of Minerva, the symbol of ancient Athens.


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Hitchcock's Dictionary of Bible Names

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Smith's Bible Dictionary

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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

(koc; nuktikorax; Latin Athene meridionalis):

A night bird of prey distinguished by a round head, and extremely large eyes. The little owl is left in the Revised Version (British and American) only in the lists of abominations (see Leviticus 11:17 ; Deuteronomy 14:16).

See OWL



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