H1744 H1744
hoopoe, a crested bird listed among unclean birds in Levitical law
This noun designates the hoopoe, a distinctive crested bird with a long curved beak, listed among unclean birds in the dietary laws. The hoopoe (Upupa epops) is native to the Middle East and known for its striking crown of feathers. Both Leviticus and Deuteronomy include it in the catalog of birds Israelites were forbidden to eat.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A feminine noun identifying the hoopoe, a specific bird species classified as ritually unclean. Leviticus 11:19 and Deuteronomy 14:18 both list it among prohibited birds, typically appearing with the definite article ('the hoopoe'). The bird is likely Upupa epops, recognized by ancient versions (Septuagint, Vulgate, Saadia) as the hoopoe. Some scholars suggest the name may be of Egyptian origin. The hoopoe's distinctive appearance and habits made it easily identifiable in the ancient world, and it remains common in Israel today. 2×
AR["الْهُدْهُدَ", "وَ-الْهُدْهُدُ"]·ben["-মোরগ", "এবং-বাদুড়"]·DE["der-hoopoe", "und-der-hoopoe"]·EN["and-the-hoopoe", "the-hoopoe"]·FR["et-le-hoopoe", "le-hoopoe"]·heb["ה-דוכיפת", "ו-ה-דוכיפת"]·HI["और-दुखीफत", "हुदहुद"]·ID["burung-hud-hud", "dan-burung-hud-hud"]·IT["e-il-hoopoe", "il-hoopoe"]·jav["lan-tudhung-pèt", "manuk-hupu"]·KO["그-따따구리를", "그리고-그-뒷딱새와"]·PT["a-poupa", "e-a-poupa"]·RU["и-удода", "удода"]·ES["la-abubilla", "y-la-abubilla"]·SW["hudihudi", "na-hudihudi"]·TR["ve-üppüp", "üüpüpkü"]·urd["اور-ہدہد", "ہدہد"]
Related Senses
H0935 1. come, arrive (Qal) (2413×)G1473 1. first person singular pronoun (2084×)H3318 1. Qal: go out, depart, come forth (891×)H7725 1. to return, come/go back (Qal) (874×)H5927 1. go up, ascend (Qal) (779×)H7971 1. to send, dispatch (Qal) (701×)G2064 1. come / arrive (physical movement toward) (588×)H5307 1. Qal: fall down physically (339×)H5375 1. Qal: to lift up, raise (330×)H5975 1. to stand, stand up (310×)H5674a 1. Qal: pass by, pass through (256×)H3381 1. Qal: to go down, descend (physical movement) (242×)G1831 1. go/come out physically (193×)H5337 1. deliver, rescue, save (Hifil) (188×)H7901 1. lie down, rest, sleep (183×)G1525 1. enter a place physically (179×)H7812 1. prostrate oneself, bow down, worship (173×)H3318 2. Hifil: bring out, lead out, take out (persons) (172×)H7725 2. to bring back, restore (Hifil) (151×)H5674a 2. Qal: cross over (134×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† דּוּכִיפַת n.f. an unclean bird, perhaps hoopoe, 𝔊 𝔙 Saad al. (cf. Di Kn Lv 11:19) Lv 11:19 Dt 14:18. Name of bird: poss. of Egypt. origin, BondiZMG 1 (1896), 292 (Arabic, Ol§ 221 cf. KöE.T. ix (1898), 476).