HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5775
עוֹף
oph — bird
1) flying creatures, fowl, insects, birds 1a) fowl, birds 1b) winged insects Aramaic equivalent: oph (עוֹף "bird" H5776)
64 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
Bird
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
How to read this: there is rarely one magic “true meaning” hidden behind an English word. A lexicon records a word’s semantic range. The intended meaning is narrowed by grammar, sentence, author, historical usage and context.
HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6833
צִפּוֹר
tsip.por — bird
1) bird, fowl 1a) bird (singular) 1b) birds (coll) Aramaic equivalent: tse.phar (צְפַר "bird" H6853)
33 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4071
πετεινός
peteinos — bird
πετεινός, -ή, -όν (πέτομαι), [in LXX chiefly for עוֹף ;] in trag., Ion. and late writers, winged, flying; as subst., τὸ π., a winged fowl, a bird: pl., Mat.6:26 8:20 13:4, 32, Mrk.4:4, 32, Luk.8:5 9:58 12:24 13:19, Act.10:12 11:6, Rom.1:23, Jas.3:7.† (AS)
14 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6853
צְפַר
tse.phar — bird
bird Aramaic of tsip.por (צִפּוֹר "bird" H6833)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3732
ὄρνεον
orneon — bird
ὄρνεον, -ου, τό = ὄρνις, [in LXX chiefly for צִפּוֹר ;] a bird: Rev.18:2 19:17, 21 (Hom., al.).† (AS)
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5776
עוֹף
oph — bird
fowl Aramaic of oph (עוֹף "bird" H5775)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4421
πτηνός
ptēnos — bird
πτηνός, -ή, -όν (πέτομαι), [in Aq.: Job.5:7 * ;] winged; as subst., π., birds: 1Co.15:39.† (AS)
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H398
אָכַל
a.khal — to eat
1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume Aramaic equivalent: a.khal (אֲכַל "to devour" H0399)
643 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5074
נָדַד
na.dad — to wander
1) to retreat, flee, depart, move, wander abroad, stray, flutter 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to retreat, flee 1a2) to flee, depart 1a3) to wander, stray 1a4) to flutter (of birds) 1b) (Poal) to flee away, be chased 1c) (Hiphil) to chase away 1d) (Hophal) to be chased away 1e) (Hithpolel) to flee away Aramaic equivalent: ne.dad (נְדַד "to flee" H5075)
26 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6341
פַּח
pach — snare
1) bird trap, trap, snare 1a) bird trap (literal) 1b) of calamities, plots, source or agent of calamity (fig.)
25 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7064
קֵן
qen — nest
1) nest 1a) nest (of bird) 1b) cells (like nests in Noah's ark)
13 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3284
יַעֲנָה
ya.a.nah — ostrich
1) an unclean bird 1a) owl, ostrich, literally translated as "daughters of the owl" 1b) perhaps an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G4420
πτέρυξ
pterux — wing
πτέρυξ, -υγος, ἡ (πέτομαι), [in LXX chiefly for כָּנָף ;] a wing: of birds, Mat.23:37, Luk.13:34, Rev.12:14; of creatures seen in a vision, Rev.4:8 9:9.† (AS)
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5861
עַ֫יִט
a.yit — bird of prey
bird of prey, a swooper
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6893
קָאַת
qa.at — pelican
1) a ceremonially unclean bird 1a) perhaps pelican or cormorant 1b) perhaps an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown
5 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2934
κτῆνος
ktēnos — animal
κτῆνος, -ους, τό (κτάομαι, hence primarily a possession), [in LXX chiefly for בְּהֵמָה Gen.1:25, al., also for מִקְנֶה, צֹנֵא, etc. ;] a beast, (in late Gk. esp.) a beast of burden: Luk.10:34 pl. (as chiefly in cl.), Act.23:24, Rev.18:13; of quadrupeds, as Opp. to fishes and birds (cf. Ge, l.with), 1Co.15:39.† (AS)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6850
צָפַף
tsa.phaph — to whisper
1) (Pilpel) to chirp, peep 1a) of birds 1b) of ghosts
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H84
אֶבְרָה
ev.rah — pinion
1) pinion, wing 1a) of bird (ostrich, eagle, dove) 1b) of God (metaph)
4 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H667
אֶפְרֹחַ
eph.ro.ach — young
1) young, young one (of birds) 2) young birds
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6855
צִפֹּרָה
tsip.po.rah — Zipporah
A woman living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Exo.2.21; daughter of: Jethro (H3503); sister of: Eliasaph (H0460) and Hobab (H2246); married to Moses (H4872); mother of: Gershom (H1647) and Eliezer (H0461H) § Zipporah = "bird" daughter of Reuel or Jethro, wife of Moses, and mother of Gershom and Eliezer
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H8580
תִּנְשֶׁ֫מֶת
tan.she.met — chameleon
1) an unclean animal of some kind 1a) an unclean bird 1a1) perhaps the ibis, water-hen, species of owl, barn owl 1b) an unclean lizard 1b1) perhaps the chameleon 1c) perhaps an extinct lizard or bird, exact meaning unknown
3 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G2682
κατασκήνωσις
kataskēnōsis — dwelling place
κατα-σκήνωσις, εως, ἡ [in LXX: 1Ch.28:2 (בָּנָה), Eze.37:27 (מִשְׁכָּן) Tob.1:4, Wis.9:8, 2Ma.14:35 (R)* ;] 1. prop., an encamping, taking up one's quarters (Polyb., al., see LS; and cf. LXX, ll. with). 2. a lodging, abode: of birds, Mat.8:20, Luk.9:58.† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →GREEK · G3733
ὄρνις
ornis — hen
ὄρνις, -ιθος, ὁ, ἡ [in LXX: ὄ. ἐκλεκταί, I2Ki.3:1 4:23 (3Ki.5:3) (בַּרְבֻּר)* ;] a bird; specif., a cock, a hen: Mat.23:3, Luk.13:34 (WH).† (AS)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1469
גּוֹזָל
go.zal — young bird
a nestling, young (of birds)
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
Birds are divided in the Mosaic law into two classes, (1) the clean (Lev. 1:14-17; 5:7-10; 14:4-7), which were offered in sacrifice; and (2) the unclean (Lev. 11:13-20). When offered in sacrifice, they were not divided as other victims were (Gen. 15:10). They are mentioned also as an article of food (Deut. 14:11). The art of snaring wild birds is referred to (Ps. 124:7; Prov. 1:17; 7:23; Jer. 5:27). Singing birds are mentioned in Ps. 104:12; Eccl. 12:4. Their timidity is alluded to (Hos. 11:11). The reference in Ps. 84:3 to the swallow and the sparrow may be only a comparison equivalent to, “What her house is to the sparrow, and her nest to the swallow, that thine altars are to my soul.”
Scripture references
Leviticus 1:14-17Leviticus 5:7-10Leviticus 14:4-7Leviticus 11:13-20Genesis 15:10Deuteronomy 14:11Psalms 124:7Proverbs 1:17Proverbs 7:23Jeremiah 5:27Psalms 104:12Ecclesiastes 12:4Hosea 11:11Psalms 84:3
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.