Swan
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Swan (2 Occurrences)

Leviticus 11:18 And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle, (KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Deuteronomy 14:16 The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan, (KJV DBY WBS YLT)

Thesaurus
Swan (2 Occurrences)
... Most of the northern species are white. In literature the swan was fabled to sing
a melodious song, especially at the time of its death. ...SWAN. ...
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Chameleon (1 Occurrence)
... Tinshemeth also occurs in the lists of unclean birds in Leviticus 11:18 and Deuteronomy
14:16, where it is rendered: the King James Version "swan"; the Revised ...
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Mole (2 Occurrences)
... chameleon"). In Leviticus 11:18, Deuteronomy 14:16, it is rendered, in
Authorized Version, "swan" (RV, "horned owl"). The Hebrews ...
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Gier-eagle (4 Occurrences)
... and the ospray, (ASV BBE). Leviticus 11:18 And the swan, and the pelican,
and the gier-eagle, (WBS). Deuteronomy 14:12 But these are ...
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Gier (2 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Gier (2 Occurrences). Leviticus 11:18 And the
swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle, (KJV WBS YLT). ...
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Ibis (2 Occurrences)
... Ibis (2 Occurrences). Leviticus 11:17 and the owl, and the gannet, and the ibis,
(DBY RSV). Deuteronomy 14:16 the owl, and the ibis and the swan, (DBY). ...
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Trumpeter (1 Occurrence)
... Called also agami, and yakamik. 4. (n.) A variety of the domestic pigeon. 5. (n.)
An American swan (Olor buccinator) which has a very loud note. ...
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Pelican (5 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Pelican (5 Occurrences). Leviticus 11:18 And the swan,
and the pelican, and the gier eagle, (KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). ...
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Pen (16 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) The internal shell of a squid. 6. (n.) A female swan. 7. (vt) To write;
to compose and commit to paper; to compose; as, to pen a sonnet. ...
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Carrion (3 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Carrion (3 Occurrences). Leviticus 11:18 and the swan,
and the pelican, and the carrion vulture, (DBY JPS NAS RSV). ...
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Smith's Bible Dictionary
Swan

(Heb. tinshemeth), thus rendered by the Authorized Version in (Leviticus 11:18; 14:16) where it occurs in the list of unclean birds Rut either of the renderings "porphyrio" (purple water-hen) and "ibis" is more probable. Neither of these birds occurs elsewhere in the catalogue; both would be familiar to residents in Egypt, and the original seems to point to some water-fowl. The purple water-hen is allied to our corn-crake and water-hen, and is the largest and most beautiful of the family Rallidae . It frequents marshes and the sedge by the banks of rivers in all the countries bordering on the Mediterranean and is abundant in lower Egypt.

ATS Bible Dictionary
Swan

This bird is mentioned only in Le 11:18 De 14:16; and it is there quite doubtful whether the Hebrew word means a swan. The Septuagint calls it the ibis, and the purple hen, a waterfowl.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
SWAN

swon (tinshemeth, "chameleon," "tree-toad," "water-hen," "owl"; kuknos; Latin cygnus; Anglo-Saxon: swan and swon): Mentioned only in old versions and the Revised Version margin in Leviticus 11:18: "the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle," and in Deuteronomy 14:16 Septuagint porphurion = "water-hen"; Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) ibis). In the Revised Version (British and American) this is rightly changed to "the horned owl, and the pelican, and the vulture." A bird of the duck family wrongly placed among the abominations in old versions of the Bible, now changed to horned owl.

White and gray swans spend their winter migratory season on the waters of the Holy Land. They are among the most ancient birds of history; always have been used for food; when young and tender, of fine flesh and delicious flavor; so there is no possibility that they were ever rightfully placed among the birds unsuitable for food. Their feeding habits are aquatic, their food in no way objectionable.

Gene Stratton-Porter

Easton's Bible Dictionary
Mentioned in the list of unclean birds (Leviticus 11:18; Deuteronomy 14:16), is sometimes met with in the Jordan and the Sea of Galilee.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to Cygnus, Olor, and allied genera of the subfamily Cygninae. They have a large and strong beak and a long neck, and are noted for their graceful movements when swimming. Most of the northern species are white. In literature the swan was fabled to sing a melodious song, especially at the time of its death.

2. (n.) Fig.: An appellation for a sweet singer, or a poet noted for grace and melody; as Shakespeare is called the swan of Avon.

3. (n.) The constellation Cygnus.

Strong's Hebrew
8580. tinshemeth -- (an animal) perhaps owl, chameleon
... Word Origin from nasham Definition (an animal) perhaps owl, chameleon NASB
Word Usage chameleon (1), white owl (2). mole, swan. From ...
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