Dict: smith - OWL

OWL - O>@ - A number of species of the owl are mentioned in the Bible, kjv@Leviticus:11:17 kjv@Leviticus:14:16; kjv@Isaiah:14:23 kjv@Isaiah:34:15; kjv@Zephaniah:2:14) and in several other places the same Hebrew word is used where it is translated ostrich. kjv@Job:30:29; kjv@Jeremiah:50:39) Some of these species were common in Palestine, and, as is well known, were often found inhabiting ruins. kjv@Isaiah:34:11-13-15)