ʻoznîyâh — H5822

Definition

feminine noun

probably the sea-eagle (from its strength)

1. an unclean bird of prey
1. osprey, black eagle, buzzard
2. perhaps an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown

Usually translated as

ospray

Origin

probably feminine of H5797

• ʻôz (H5797)

Occurrences

ʻoznîyâh occurs 2 times in the King James.

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

• Leviticus 11:13 — And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and (הָעָזְנִיָּֽה) the ospray,
• Deuteronomy 14:12 — But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage, and (וְהָֽעָזְנִיָּֽה) the ospray,