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owl

Meaning of “owl”

A bird that chiefly flies and seeks prey by night.

Definition sources

KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
10 occurrences8 verses4 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Leviticus 11:16

Complete exact-word concordance

Every verse containing “owl”

KJV PCE
Leviticus 11:16
And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 11:16 · retained source text

And the Owle, and the nighthauke, & the Cuckow, and the Hawke after his kinde,

Leviticus 11:17
And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 11:17 · retained source text

And the little Owle, and the Cormorant, and the great Owle,

Deuteronomy 14:15
And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 14:15 · retained source text

And the owle, & the night hawke, and the cuckow, and the hawke after his kinde,

Deuteronomy 14:16
The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 14:16 · retained source text

The little owle, and the great owle, and the swanne,

Isaiah 34:11
¶ But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 34:11 · retained source text

¶ The cormorant and the bitterne shall possesse it, the owle also and the rauen shall dwell in it, and he shall stretch out vpon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptinesse.

1611 marginal noteOr, pellicane.

1611 marginal noteZeph.2.14. reuel. 18.2.

Isaiah 34:14
The wild beasts of the desert shall also meet with the wild beasts of the island, and the satyr shall cry to his fellow; the screech owl also shall rest there, and find for herself a place of rest.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Isaiah 34:14 · retained source text

The wilde beasts of the desert shall also meete with the wilde beasts of the Iland and the satyre shall cry to his felow, the shrichowle also shall rest there, & finde for her selfe a place of rest.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Zijm.

1611 marginal noteHeb. Iijm.

1611 marginal noteOr, nightmonster.

Isaiah 34:15
There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Isaiah 34:15 · retained source text

There shall the great owle make her nest, and lay and hatch, and gather vnder her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, euery one with her mate.

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Historical English dictionary sources

Historical definitions

A bird which chiefly flies and seeks prey by night.

Webster 1828 facsimile, volume 2, leaf 240