1) a ceremonially unclean bird 1a) perhaps pelican or cormorant 1b) perhaps an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown
STRONG'S WORD STUDY
H6893 — קָאַת
qa.at · pelican · Hebrew/Aramaic
5 tagged verse occurrences
Leviticus 11:18 · הַקָּאָ֖תthe white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,Deuteronomy 14:17 · וְהַקָּאָ֥תand the pelican, and the vulture, and the cormorant,Psalm 102:6 · לִקְאַ֣תI am like a pelican of the wilderness. I have become as an owl of the waste places.Isaiah 34:11 · קָאַ֣תBut the pelican and the porcupine will possess it. The owl and the raven will dwell in it. He will stretch the line of confusion over it, and the plumb line of emptiness.Zephaniah 2:14 · קָאַת֙Herds will lie down in the midst of her, all the animals of the nations. Both the pelican and the porcupine will lodge in its capitals. Their calls will echo through the windows. Desolation will be in the thresholds, for he has laid bare the cedar beams.