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KITE

A predatory bird of the hawk family (Accipitridae), of the genus Milvus. The common kite (Milvus milvus) is red, almost brownish, ca. 60 cm. (2 ft.) long. It is most prevalent in the winter, when flocks are found along the Mediterranean coast, in southern Judah, W of the Dead Sea, and in the wilderness of Beer-sheba. The black kite (Milvus migrans) is blackish-brown with a notched tail. It arrives in March and settles for the summer near villages, where it feeds on refuse (cf. Isa. 34:15; NRSV “buzzard”). As elsewhere in biblical usage, the terms designating these species (Heb. dāʾâ, dayyâ) are applied imprecisely by modern standards. The KJV translates “vultures” in each of the passages cited. Lev. 11:14; Deut. 14:13 explicitly state that these birds “of every kind” shall not be eaten, implying a multitude of species.

Jesper Svartvik






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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