Lectionary Calendar
Monday, December 2nd, 2024
the First Week of Advent
the First Week of Advent
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Faun
Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects
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Faun — An equivalent in D.V. (Jeremiah 50:39), after St. Jerome, for Hebrew, 'íyyîm - Strongs: H338. St. Jerome explains that they were wild beings, denizens of deserts and woods, with a hooked nose, a horned forehead, and goat feet. He translated the Hebrew as fig-faun, adding to the original the adjective ficarii, possibly following in this the pagan idea which, supposing that figs incline to lust, regarded fig-groves a well fitted abode for fauns. The same Hebrew word is rendered in Is., xiii, 22 as owls, and in Is. 34:14, as monsters, which shows a great perplexity on the part of the translators. The true meaning, being "howlers", seems to point out the jackal, called the "howler" by the Arabs.
Verses:
- Isaiah 13:22
- Isaiah 34:14
- Jeremiah 50:39
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Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​f/faun.html. 2024.
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​apo/​f/faun.html. 2024.