And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
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,
KJV dictionary & concordance
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”
And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Leviticus 11:17 · retained source text
And the little Owle, and the Cormorant, and the great Owle,
And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
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,
The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Deuteronomy 14:16 · retained source text
The little owle, and the great owle, and the swanne,
I am like a pelican of the wilderness: I am like an owl of the desert.
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Psalms 102:6 · retained source text
I am like a Pelican of the wildernes: I am like an owle of the desert.
¶ 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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1 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
Historical definitions
Webster 1828
Open source edition ↗A bird which chiefly flies and seeks prey by night.