E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 11:17
little owl, or simply "owl". Only here, Deuteronomy 14:16 , and Psalms 102:6 . cormorant: or the "darter". great owl = Hebrew "night-bird". read more
利未记 11:16-17 Cuvs
E.W. Bullinger
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 11:16
Leviticus 11:16. And the cuckow— The didapper, or seamew. Bochart after the LXX and Vulgate. read more
Thomas Coke
Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Leviticus 11:17
Leviticus 11:17. And the little owl— The bittern. Bochart and Le Clerc. read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 11:16
16. the owl—It is generally supposed the ostrich is denoted by the original word. the nighthawk—a very small bird, with which, from its nocturnal habits, many superstitious ideas were associated. the cuckoo—Evidently some other bird is meant by the original term, from its being ranged among rapacious birds. DR. SHAW thinks it is the safsaf; but that, being a graminivorous and gregarious bird, is equally objectionable. Others think that the sea mew, or some of the small sea fowl, is intended.... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Leviticus 11:17
17. the little owl—or horned owl, as some render it. The common barn owl, which is well known in the East. It is the only bird of its kind here referred to, although the word is thrice mentioned in our version. cormorant—supposed to be the gull. [See on :-.] the great owl—according to some, the Ibis of the Egyptians. It was well known to the Israelites, and so rendered by the Septuagint (Deuteronomy 14:16; Isaiah 34:11): according to PARKHURST, the bittern, but not determined. read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Leviticus 11:1-23
Distinctions between clean and unclean animals 11:1-23We have here the same threefold division of animals that inhabit the land, sea, and air as the one that appears in the story of creation (Genesis 1:20-23)."It has long been recognized . . . that the order of the purity laws in Leviticus 11 follows that of the creation of animal life in Genesis 1 (Rashi). Moreover, just as in Genesis 1 God distinguished ’good’ and ’evil’ in his new creation, so also in Leviticus 11 God distinguished the... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Leviticus 11:1-47
1. Uncleanness due to contact with certain animals ch. 11"This chapter contains a selected list of creatures that divides each type of creature into various classes of purity. According to the final verse in the chapter, the decisive question was whether a class of animals was unclean or clean. The goal of the distinctions was to determine whether an animal could be eaten. The notion of uncleanness and cleanness is specifically applied in this chapter to the question of holiness. Violating any... read more
Thomas Constable
Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Leviticus 11:13-19
Moses distinguished various kinds of birds in these verses. God prohibited 20 varieties. Again their feeding habits seem to be the key to their uncleanness. The unclean birds ate flesh with the blood in it, something that God also forbade among His people (ch. 17). read more
John Dummelow
John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Leviticus 11:1-34
(Leviticus 11-16) The Law of Clean and UncleanThis section deals with the subject of ceremonial uncleanness and the method of its purification. Four main types of uncleanness are referred to, viz. that of meats (Leviticus 11:1-23), of carcases (Leviticus 11:24), of leprosy (Leviticus 13, 14), and of certain bodily functions and conditions (Leviticus 12, 15). The effect of ceremonial uncleanness is that it disqualifies a person for the worship of God. Its duration varies according to the cause,... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Leviticus 11:16
ouckow. Probably = sea-gull. read more