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אנפה , Leviticus 11:19; Deuteronomy 14:18 . This word has been variously understood. Some have rendered it the kite, others the woodcock, others the curlieu, some the peacock, others the parrot, and others the crane. The root, אנפ , signifies to breathe short through the nostrils, to snuff, as in anger; hence to be angry; and it is supposed that the word is sufficiently descriptive of the heron, from its very irritable disposition. Bochart, however, thinks it the mountain falcon; the same that the Greeks call ανοπαια , mentioned by Homer; and this bears a strong resemblance to the Hebrew name.
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Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Heron'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/wtd/h/heron.html. 1831-2.
Watson, Richard. Entry for 'Heron'. Richard Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/wtd/h/heron.html. 1831-2.
