H1772 H1772
kite, vulture; a bird of prey listed among unclean birds
This feminine noun designates a bird of prey, likely the kite or a type of vulture, listed among unclean birds in Levitical law. The bird is associated with desolate, ruined places—Isaiah's oracle describes it nesting in the ruins of Edom. Both dietary law passages classify it as unfit for consumption, grouping it with other raptors and scavengers.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A noun identifying a specific unclean bird, probably the kite (genus Milvus) or a related vulture. Deuteronomy 14:13 lists 'the kite' (with definite article) among prohibited birds, while Isaiah 34:15 uses the plural form, depicting these birds nesting and hatching in Edom's ruins—behavior consistent with raptors that frequent desolate areas. The bird's habitat preference for ruins and its classification with other birds of prey support identification as a kite or small vulture. Ancient versions vary in their specific identifications. 2×
AR["الحُدَيْآتُ", "وَ-الدَّيَّةُ"]·ben["চিলেরা", "প্রজাতি-অনুসারে"]·DE["[דיות]", "und-der-kite"]·EN["and-the-kite", "vultures"]·FR["[דיות]", "et-le-kite"]·heb["דיות", "ו-ה-דיה"]·HI["और-दायाह", "चीलें"]·ID["burung-elang", "dan-elang-hitam"]·IT["[דיות]", "e-il-kite"]·jav["lan-rajawali", "manuk-alap-alap"]·KO["그리고-그-매와", "솔개들이"]·PT["e-o-abutre", "milhafres"]·RU["и-коршун", "коршуны"]·ES["los-buitres", "y-el-buitre"]·SW["na-shakwe", "tai"]·TR["caylaklar", "ve-çaylak"]·urd["اور-باز", "چیلیں"]
Related Senses
H6629 1. flock, sheep/goats (small livestock) (274×)H1241 1. cattle, herd (bovine livestock) (183×)H0352a 1. ram (male sheep) (156×)H6499 1. young bull, bullock (130×)H3532 1. lamb, young male sheep (105×)H2543 1. donkey (male ass) (96×)H7794 1. ox, bull (79×)H7462b 1. shepherd (agent noun) (76×)H5795 1. she-goat(s), female goat(s) (68×)H7462b 2. to shepherd, tend, pasture (60×)H1581 1. camel (domestic animal) (54×)H0738b 1. lion (46×)G4263 1. sheep (39×)H5739 1. flock or herd of livestock (38×)H5695 1. calf, young bull (35×)H0738a 1. lion (large predatory feline) (34×)H0860 1. female donkey (34×)H3611 1. dog (animal) (32×)H3715a 1. young lion, lion cub (31×)G0721 1. Lamb (29×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [דַּיָּה] n.f. id.—frequenting ruins, cf. Di l.c.; דַּיּוֹת Is 34:15 (on הַדַּיָּה Dt 14:13 cf. foregoing).