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Night-Hawk

Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary

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תהמס , Leviticus 11:16; Deuteronomy 14:15 . That this is a voracious bird seems clear from the import of its name; and interpreters are generally agreed to describe it as flying by night. On the whole, it should seem to be the strix orientalis, which Hasselquist thus describes: It is of the size of the common owl, and lodges in the large buildings or ruins of Egypt and Syria, and sometimes even in the dwelling houses. The Arabs settled in Egypt call it "massasa," and the Syrians "banu." It is extremely voracious in Syria; to such a degree, that if care is not taken to shut the windows at the coming on of night, he enters the houses and kills the children: the women, therefore, are very much afraid of him.

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Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Night-Hawk'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​wtd/​n/night-hawk.html. 1831-2.
 
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