ʼănâphâh — H601

Definition

feminine noun

an unclean bird, perhaps the parrot (from its irascibility)

1. an unclean bird
1. perhaps an heron

Usually translated as

heron

Origin

from H599

• Derived from ʼânaph (H599)

Occurrences

ʼănâphâh occurs 2 times in the King James.

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

• Leviticus 11:19 — And the stork, the heron (הָאֲנָפָ֖ה) after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.
• Deuteronomy 14:18 — And the stork, and the heron (וְהָאֲנָפָ֖ה) after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.