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Cuckoo <ref name="term_35546" /> | == Fausset's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_34991" /> == | ||
<p> Bibliography | <p> '''''Shachaph''''' ; Leviticus 11:16; Deuteronomy 14:15; unclean. Rather the Greek '''''Cepphus''''' of Aristotle, a large petrel, as the '''''Ρuffinus Cinereus''''' . From a root "to be slender", "light of body" like a gull, whose body is small compared with its apparent size and outspread wings; it skims the waves, seeking its food in the agitated water. Andouini's gull, abounding on the shores of Syria (Tristram), a more likely bird than the storm petrel, which is seldom seen on land. </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65605" /> == | |||
<p> <i> shachaph. </i> Only named in scripture as an unclean bird not to be eaten. Some have supposed that a marine bird is alluded to: the R.V. has 'seamew.' There are however cuckoos in the land, and called also by that name, because of their cry. Leviticus 11:16; Deuteronomy 14:15 . </p> | |||
== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69893" /> == | |||
<p> '''Cuckoo.''' Leviticus 11:16; Deuteronomy 14:15, A. V. A bird whose flesh was not to be eaten. The cuckoo is known in Palestine; but more likely some of the lesser kinds of sea-fowl are meant. The R. V. reads "sea-mew" in both the above places. </p> | |||
== Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71988" /> == | |||
<p> '''Cuckoo.''' Leviticus 11:16; Leviticus 14:15. The name of some of the larger petrels which abound in the east of the Mediterranean. </p> | |||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_30969" /> == | |||
Leviticus 11:16 Deuteronomy 14:15 <i> Yakub_, and hence they call it _tir el-Yakub </i> | |||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_106630" /> == | |||
<p> (n.) A bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species. </p> | |||
== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_35546" /> == | |||
<p> '''Bibliography Information''' McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cuckoo'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and [[Ecclesiastical]] Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/cuckoo.html. [[Harper]] & Brothers. New York. 1870. </p> | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
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<ref name="term_34991"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/fausset-s-bible-dictionary/cuckoo Cuckoo from Fausset's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_65605"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/morrish-bible-dictionary/cuckoo Cuckoo from Morrish Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_69893"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/people-s-dictionary-of-the-bible/cuckoo Cuckoo from People's Dictionary of the Bible]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_71988"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/smith-s-bible-dictionary/cuckoo Cuckoo from Smith's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_30969"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/easton-s-bible-dictionary/cuckoo Cuckoo from Easton's Bible Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_106630"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/cuckoo Cuckoo from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | |||
<ref name="term_35546"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/cuckoo Cuckoo from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | <ref name="term_35546"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/cuckoo Cuckoo from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 09:05, 15 October 2021
Fausset's Bible Dictionary [1]
Shachaph ; Leviticus 11:16; Deuteronomy 14:15; unclean. Rather the Greek Cepphus of Aristotle, a large petrel, as the Ρuffinus Cinereus . From a root "to be slender", "light of body" like a gull, whose body is small compared with its apparent size and outspread wings; it skims the waves, seeking its food in the agitated water. Andouini's gull, abounding on the shores of Syria (Tristram), a more likely bird than the storm petrel, which is seldom seen on land.
Morrish Bible Dictionary [2]
shachaph. Only named in scripture as an unclean bird not to be eaten. Some have supposed that a marine bird is alluded to: the R.V. has 'seamew.' There are however cuckoos in the land, and called also by that name, because of their cry. Leviticus 11:16; Deuteronomy 14:15 .
People's Dictionary of the Bible [3]
Cuckoo. Leviticus 11:16; Deuteronomy 14:15, A. V. A bird whose flesh was not to be eaten. The cuckoo is known in Palestine; but more likely some of the lesser kinds of sea-fowl are meant. The R. V. reads "sea-mew" in both the above places.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [4]
Cuckoo. Leviticus 11:16; Leviticus 14:15. The name of some of the larger petrels which abound in the east of the Mediterranean.
Easton's Bible Dictionary [5]
Leviticus 11:16 Deuteronomy 14:15 Yakub_, and hence they call it _tir el-Yakub
Webster's Dictionary [6]
(n.) A bird belonging to Cuculus, Coccyzus, and several allied genera, of many species.
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [7]
Bibliography Information McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Cuckoo'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/cuckoo.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
References
- ↑ Cuckoo from Fausset's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Cuckoo from Morrish Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Cuckoo from People's Dictionary of the Bible
- ↑ Cuckoo from Smith's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Cuckoo from Easton's Bible Dictionary
- ↑ Cuckoo from Webster's Dictionary
- ↑ Cuckoo from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
