יַעֲנָה
Transliteration
yaʿănâ
Pronunciation
yah-an-aw'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From יָעֵן (H3283)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 884b

Strong’s Definitions

יַעֲנָה yaʻănâh, yah-an-aw'; feminine of H3283, and meaning the same:—owl.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x

The KJV translates Strong's H3284 in the following manner: owl (8x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 8x
The KJV translates Strong's H3284 in the following manner: owl (8x).

  1. an unclean bird

    1. owl, ostrich, literally translated as "daughters of the owl"

    2. perhaps an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יַעֲנָה yaʻănâh, yah-an-aw'; feminine of H3283, and meaning the same:—owl.
STRONGS H3284: Abbreviations
† יַעֲנָה noun feminine greed (?); — only in בַּתהַֿיַּעֲנָה Leviticus 11:16; Deuteronomy 14:15; בְּנוֺתיַֿעֲנָה Micah 1:8 5 times; — ostrich, (see √ יען above); as wailing (simile of mourning) Micah 1:8 (|| תַּנִּים); symbolic of loneliness Job 30:29 (יַעֲ׳ אָח הָיִיתִי לְתַנִּים וְרֵעַ לב׳); of desolation, as dwelling among ruins Isaiah 13:21; Isaiah 34:13 (|| תַּנִּים), Jeremiah 50:39; dwelling in desert Isaiah 43:20 (|| תַּנִּים); unclean fowl Leviticus 11:16; Deuteronomy 14:15.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

11:16; 11:16

Deuteronomy

14:15; 14:15

Job

30:29

Isaiah

13:21; 34:13; 43:20

Jeremiah

50:39

Micah

1:8; 1:8