קָאַתqâʼath
probably the pelican (from vomiting)
Pronunciation: kaw-ath' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6893
Meanings
a bird, usually pelican (Leviticus 11:18; Deuteronomy 14:17; Isaiah 34:11; Zephaniah 2:14; Psalms 102:7)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Leviticus 11:18 the barn owl, the desert owl, the Egyptian vulture,
- Deuteronomy 14:17 the desert owl, the Egyptian vulture, the cormorant,
- Psalms 102:6 I am like an owl in the desert, like a little owl in a far-off wilderness.
- Isaiah 34:11 It will be haunted by the desert owl and the screech owl, the great owl and the raven. For God will measure that land carefully; he will measure it for chaos and destruction.
- Zephaniah 2:14 The proud city will become a pasture for flocks and herds, and all sorts of wild animals will settle there. The desert owl and screech owl will roost on its ruined columns, their calls echoing through the gaping windows. Rubble will block all the doorways, and the cedar paneling will be exposed to the weather.
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).