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 · הַקָּאָ֖תand the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,Deuteronomy 14:17 · וְהַקָּאָ֥תand the pelican, and the gier-eagle, and the cormorant,Psalm 102:6 · לִקְאַ֣תI have been like to a pelican of the wilderness, I have been as an owl of the dry places.Isaiah 34:11 · קָאַ֣תAnd possess her do pelican and hedge-hog, And owl and raven dwell in her, And He hath stretched out over her A line of vacancy, and stones of emptiness.Zephaniah 2:14 · קָאַת֙And crouched in her midst have droves, Every beast of the nation, Both pelican and hedge-hog in her knobs lodge, A voice doth sing at the window, ‘Destruction is at the threshold, For the cedar-work is exposed.’