Râchâm — H7360
H7360 · Hebrew — רחם
Pronunciation: raw-khawm'
Definition
masculine noun
a kind of vulture (supposed to be tender towards its young)
- carrion vulture
- perhaps an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown
Usually translated as
gier-eagle
Origin
or (feminine) râchâmâh; from H7355
Occurrences
Râchâm occurs 2 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Leviticus (1), Deuteronomy (1)
- Leviticus 11:18 — And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier (הָרָחָֽם) eagle,
- Deuteronomy 14:17 — And the pelican, and the gier (הָרָחָ֖מָה) eagle, and the cormorant,
Strong's Lexicon — R