H7994 H7994
Cormorant, a diving bird of prey; an unclean water bird in Levitical law
A noun denoting the cormorant, a bird listed among the unclean animals in Leviticus 11:17 and Deuteronomy 14:17. The identification as 'cormorant' is based on the verb root suggesting 'hurling' or 'casting down,' which fits the cormorant's dramatic hunting dive from height into water. Naturalists like Tristram and others support this identification, though certainty about ancient ornithological terms is always tentative. The multilingual glosses uniformly translate 'cormorant,' following the traditional identification. As an unclean bird, it was forbidden to Israelites, contributing to the dietary boundaries that marked covenant identity.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — The inclusion of specific bird species in the purity laws reflects careful observation of the natural world and its categorization for ritual purposes. The cormorant's diving behavior—'hurling' itself downward—may have suggested violence or a connection to chaotic waters, rendering it symbolically unclean. The cross-linguistic agreement on 'cormorant' shows the influence of longstanding lexical tradition, though modern translations sometimes differ. The term functions primarily within the priestly taxonomy of clean and unclean, defining Israel's relationship to creation and Creator. 2×
AR["الغَوَّاصَ", "الْغَوَّاصَ"]·ben["-পানকৌড়ি"]·DE["der-cormorant"]·EN["the-cormorant"]·FR["le-cormorant"]·heb["ה-שלך"]·HI["पनडुब्बी", "शालख"]·ID["burung-kormoran", "burung-penyerang"]·IT["il-cormorant"]·jav["blekok.", "manuk-pecuk"]·KO["그-가마우지를"]·PT["o-corvo-marinho", "o-mergulhão"]·RU["-баклана", "баклана"]·ES["el-cormorán", "el-somormujo"]·SW["mnandi"]·TR["karabataklar", "karabataklığı"]·urd["غوطا-خور", "مچھلی-مار"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† שָׁלָךְ n.[m.] bird of prey, prob. cormorant (as hurling itself from above;—cf. Thes 1419 Di Lv TristrNHB 252 McLean-ShipleyEncy. Bib. cormorant);—Dt 14:17; Lv 11:17 (P).