Strong’s H3244
יַנְשׁוּף — yanshûwph
יַנְשׁוּף (yanshûwph, Strong’s H3244) means: an unclean (acquatic) bird; probably the heron (perhaps from its blowing cry, or because the nightheron is meant )).
an unclean (acquatic) bird; probably the heron (perhaps from its blowing cry, or because the nightheron is meant ))
- H3244
- /yan-shoof'/
- 3× in the Bible
- Transliteration
- yanshûwph
- Pronunciation
- yan-shoof'
- Occurrences
- 3
Meaning
- Hebrew
- יַנְשׁוּף
- Definition
- an unclean (acquatic) bird; probably the heron (perhaps from its blowing cry, or because the nightheron is meant ))
- Derivation
- or יַנְשׁוֹף; apparently from H5398 (נָשַׁף); (compare H5399 (נֶשֶׁף))
- King James Version renders it as
- (great) owl.s
Derived from
- נָשַׁף nâshaphH5398 · to breeze · 2×
- נֶשֶׁף neshephH5399 · a breeze · 12×
Where it appears
The first verses that use yanshûwph (3 times in all).
Sources
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