Difference between revisions of "Cuckoo"
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== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65605" /> == | == 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 | <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" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69893" /> == | ||
<p> '''Cuckoo.''' Leviticus 11:16; Deuteronomy 14:15, | <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" /> == | == Smith's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_71988" /> == | ||
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_106630" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_106630" /> == | ||
<p> (n.) | <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" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_35546" /> == | ||
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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
