HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5693
עָגוּר
a.gur — crane
1) name of a bird 1a) perhaps a thrush, swallow, crane
2 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
Crane
Original Hebrew / Aramaic / Greek connected to this term
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H5581
סִסְמַי
sis.may — Sismai
A man of the tribe of Judah living at the time of Divided Monarchy, first mentioned at 1Ch.2.40; son of: Eleasah (H0501); father of: Shallum (H7967I) § Sisamai = "water crane" or "swallow" a descendant of Sheshan in the line of Jerahmeel
1 tagged verse occurrence · see every occurrence →Historical dictionary entry
(Isa. 38:14; Jer. 8:7). In both of these passages the Authorized Version has reversed the Hebrew order of the words. “Crane or swallow” should be “swallow or crane,” as in the Revised Version. The rendering is there correct. The Hebrew for crane is ’agur, the Grus cincerea, a bird well known in Palestine. It is migratory, and is distinguished by its loud voice, its cry being hoarse and melancholy.
Scripture references
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.