פֶּרֶסpereç

a claw; also a kind of eagle

Pronunciation: peh'-res · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6538

Meanings

a bird of prey, perhaps bearded vulture (gypaelus barbatus, 'ossifrage' (Deuteronomy 14:12; Leviticus 11:13)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 2 times in the Bible.

  • Leviticus 11:13 “These are the birds that are detestable to you. You must never eat them: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,
  • Deuteronomy 14:12 These are the birds you may not eat: the griffon vulture, the bearded vulture, the black vulture,

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).