Pereç — H6538

Definition

masculine noun

a claw; also a kind of eagle

1. bird of prey
1. perhaps bearded vulture or ossifrage
2. perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown

Usually translated as

ossifrage, claw

Origin

from H6536

• Derived from Pâraç (H6536)

Greek equivalents

• Pháres (G5329)

Occurrences

Pereç 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 (הַפֶּ֔רֶס), and the ospray,
• Deuteronomy 14:12 — But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the ossifrage (וְהַפֶּ֖רֶס), and the ospray,