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PARTRIDGE

Two main species of partridge (Heb. qōrēʾ) are found in Palestine. The rock partridge (Alectoris graeca) has white cheeks on black with barred sides and is ca. 35 cm. (14 in.) in length. It inhabits the coastal plain to the lower hills of central Palestine. The desert partridge (Ammoperdix heyi) is smaller and sandy in color and inhabits the rocky desert regions of the central to southern wilderness of the Dead Sea and Negeb. The female lays between six and twelve eggs, and the partridge can be an intrusive bird that steals other birds’ eggs (Jer. 17:11). It feeds on insects and seeds. Both species are kosher and are hunted because of their delicious breast meat (cf. 1 Sam. 26:20). Sir. 11:30 notes the use of caged partridges as decoys.

Bibliography. J. F. A. Sawyer, “A Note on the Brooding Partridge in Jeremiah XVII 11,” VT 28 (1978): 324-29.

John A. McLean






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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