H7360 H7360
carrion vulture; a bird of prey listed among unclean animals
A noun identifying a specific bird, likely a species of vulture. Listed in Leviticus 11:18 and Deuteronomy 14:17 among ritually unclean birds, it appears consistently with the definite article. Some textual witnesses suggest reading the feminine form. The exact species remains debated, but the association with carrion-eating birds is clear from its position in the unclean bird lists.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Identifies a bird species classified as ritually unclean in the Levitical dietary laws (Lev 11:18; Deut 14:17). BDB identifies it as the 'carrion-vulture,' and the multilingual tradition (Spanish 'buitre', French/German 'carrion-vulture') confirms this. The Samaritan reading suggests a feminine form (רחמה), and accentual evidence in Deuteronomy also points to variant pronunciations. Its placement among unclean birds of prey indicates a scavenger species. 2×
AR["الرَّخَمَةَ"]·ben["-শকুনি", "এবং-সারস"]·DE["der-carrion-vulture"]·EN["the-carrion-vulture"]·FR["le-carrion-vulture"]·heb["ה-רחם", "ה-רחמה"]·HI["गिद्ध", "राखमाह"]·ID["burung-bangau", "burung-pemakan-bangkai"]·IT["il-carrion-vulture"]·jav["manuk-nazar", "manuk-undan"]·KO["그-대머리-독수리를", "그-독수리와"]·PT["o-abutre-do-egito", "o-urubu"]·RU["-стервятника", "стервятника"]·ES["el-buitre"]·SW["nderi", "tai-mla-nyama"]·TR["ak-başlı-akbaba", "bataaklık-kuşunu"]·urd["گدھ", "گدھ-گردنا"]
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
† רָחָם n. [m.] carrion-vulture;—abs. הָר׳ Lv 11:18 (Sam. רחמה; so perhaps read) = הָרָחָ֫מָה ‖ Dt 14:17 (on accent v. Dr; cf. Ges§ 90f).