Qaat קָאַת
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| קָאַת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | qaat |
| Strong's number | H6893 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | pelican |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Leviticus (1) |
Qaat (Hebrew קָאַת, Strong's H6893) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “pelican”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) a ceremonially unclean bird
1a) perhaps pelican or cormorant
1b) perhaps an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown
1a) perhaps pelican or cormorant
1b) perhaps an extinct bird, 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 | pelican (3), cormorant (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | desert owl (4), owl (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Qaat, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Leviticus
- Leviticus 11:18And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 14:17And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,the desert owl, the osprey, the cormorant,
Psalms
- Psalm 102:6I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.I am like a desert owl, like an owl among the ruins.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 34:11But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction.
Zephaniah
- Zephaniah 2:14And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.Herds will lie down in her midst, creatures of every kind. Both the desert owl and screech owl will roost atop her pillars. Their calls will sound from the window, but desolation will lie on the threshold, for He will expose the beams of cedar.
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).