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== Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_78923" /> == | == Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words <ref name="term_78923" /> == | ||
<div> '''1: '''''Κόραξ''''' ''' (Strong'S #2876 | <div> '''1: '''''Κόραξ''''' ''' (Strong'S #2876 — Noun Masculine — korax — kor'-ax ) </div> <p> "a raven" (perhaps onomatopoeic, representing the sound), occurs in the plural in Luke 12:24 . The Heb. oreb and the Arabic ghurab are from roots meaning "to be black;" the Arabic root also has the idea of leaving home. Hence the evil omen attached to the bird. It is the first bird mentioned in the Bible, Genesis 8:7 . Christ used the "ravens" to illustrate and enforce the lesson of God's provision and care. </p> | ||
== Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53667" /> == | == Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_53667" /> == | ||
