Peres פֶּ֫רֶס
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| פֶּ֫רֶס | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | peres |
| Strong's number | H6538 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | vulture |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Leviticus (1) |
Peres (Hebrew פֶּ֫רֶס, Strong's H6538) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “vulture”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) bird of prey
1a) perhaps bearded vulture or ossifrage
1b) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown
1a) perhaps bearded vulture or ossifrage
1b) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | ossifrage (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | bearded vulture (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Peres, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Leviticus
- Leviticus 11:13And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,Additionally, you are to detest the following birds, and they must not be eaten because they are detestable: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 14:12But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,but these you may not eat: the eagle, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).