Dayâh — H1772

Definition

feminine noun

a falcon (from its rapid flight)

1. a bird of prey (perhaps the kite)

Usually translated as

vulture

Origin

intensive from H1675

• Derived from Dâʼâh (H1675)

Occurrences

Dayâh occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Deuteronomy (1), Isaiah (1)

• Deuteronomy 14:13 — And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture (וְהַדַּיָּ֖ה) after his kind,
• Isaiah 34:15 — There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures (דַיּ֖וֹת) also be gathered, every one with her mate.