נֵץnêts
נֵץ: see following (Genesis 40:10)
Pronunciation: nayts · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5322
Meanings
נֵץ: a bird of prey, generic name, including hawk and falcon (Leviticus 11:16; Deuteronomy 14:15; Job 39:26)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 4 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 40:10 The vine had three branches that began to bud and blossom, and soon it produced clusters of ripe grapes.
- Leviticus 11:16 the eagle owl, the short-eared owl, the seagull, hawks of all kinds,
- Deuteronomy 14:15 the eagle owl, the short-eared owl, the seagull, hawks of all kinds,
- Job 39:26 “Is it your wisdom that makes the hawk soar and spread its wings toward the south?
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).