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SWALLOW

Any number of small birds of the family Hirundinidae, with long, pointed wings, a round head, and small legs and feet. They are noted for their graceful flight. Although it is uncertain what species is designated by Heb. dĕrôr, the swallow seems likely. The bird’s nesting instinct is used to depict the worshipper’s desire to rest in God’s temple and presence (Ps. 84:3[MT 4]), and its ceaseless flitting from place to place illustrates an undeserved curse (Prov. 26:2; LXX “sparrow”). The evidence remains inconclusive as to what bird is meant by Heb. sîs in Isa. 38:14 (LXX “swallow”); Jer. 8:7.

T. J. Jenney






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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