Dᵉrôwr — H1866

Definition

feminine noun

the swift, a kind of swallow

1. a swallow, bird

Usually translated as

swallow

Origin

the same as H1865, applied to a bird

• Same as Dᵉrôwr (H1865)

Occurrences

Dᵉrôwr occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Psalms (1), Proverbs (1)

• Psalms 84:3 — Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow (וּדְר֤וֹר) a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.
• Proverbs 26:2 — As the bird by wandering, as the swallow (כַּדְּר֣וֹר) by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.