GIER-EAGLE

jer'-e-g'-l (racham; kuknos, in Leviticus, porphurion, in Deuteronomy): The name applied to one of the commonest of the vultures, and not an eagle at all. The word is derived from a Hebrew root, meaning "to love," and was applied to the birds because mated pairs seldom separated. These were smaller birds and inferior to the largest members of the family. They nested on a solid base, lived in pairs, and not only flocked over carrion as larger species permitted, but also ate the vilest offal of all sorts, for which reason they were protected by a death penalty by one of the Pharaohs. Because of this the birds became so frequent and daring around camps, among tent-dwellers, and in cities, that they were commonly called "Pharaoh's chickens." They are mentioned in the Bible in the lists of abominations found in Leviticus 11:13 and Deuteronomy 14:12 (the King James Version "ossifrage"); Deuteronomy 14:17 the King James Version (the Revised Version (British and American) "vulture").

Gene Stratton-Porter

7360. racham -- carrion vulture
... gier- eagle. Or (feminine) rachamah {raw-khaw-maw'}; from racham; a kind of vulture
(supposed to be tender towards its young) -- gier- eagle. see HEBREW racham. ...
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Song to David
... His chest against the foes: Strong the gier-eagle [182] on his sail; ... [180] glede,
hawk. [181] Xiphias, sword-fish. [182] gier-eagle, probably, circling. ...
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Adoration
... Strong is the lion"like a coal His eyeball"like a bastion's mole His chest against
the foes: Strong the gier-eagle on his sail; Strong against tide the ...
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Gier-Eagle

Probably an Egyptian vulture, horrid and filthy, but very useful as a carrion-bird, Le 11:18. See VULTURE.

(n.) A bird referred to in the Bible (Lev. xi. 18 and Deut. xiv. 17) as unclean, probably the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus).Giereagle
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia GIER-EAGLE. jer'-eg'-l (racham; kuknos,
in Leviticus, porphurion, in Deuteronomy): The name applied ...
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Gier-eagle (4 Occurrences)
Gier-eagle. Giereagle, Gier-eagle. Gift . Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) A
bird referred to in the Bible (Lev. ... Giereagle, Gier-eagle. Gift . Reference
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Gier (2 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary Giereagle. ... Gier (2 Occurrences). Leviticus 11:18 And
the swan, and the pelican, and the giereagle, (KJV WBS YLT). ...
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Bearded (2 Occurrences)
... 11:13 And these ye shall have in abomination among the birds; they shall not be
eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the gier-eagle, and the ospray ...
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Swan (2 Occurrences)
... swan and swon): Mentioned only in old versions and the Revised Version margin in
Leviticus 11:18: "the swan, and the pelican, and the giereagle," and in ...
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Eagle (27 Occurrences)
... WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). Leviticus 11:18 And the swan, and the pelican, and
the giereagle, (KJV WBS YLT). Deuteronomy 14:12 But these ...
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Abomination (78 Occurrences)
... 11:13-19: "And these ye shall have in abomination among the birds; they shall not
be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the gier-eagle, and the ...
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Zoology
... Hare Birds: PASSERES: Sparrow, Swallow, Raven, Hoopoe, Night Hawk RAPTORES: Great
Owl, Little Owl, Horned Owl, Eagle, Vulture, Gier-Eagle, Osprey, Kite, Glede ...
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Unclean (393 Occurrences)
... The American Standard Revised Version gives them as follows: eagle, giereagle,
osprey, kite, falcon, glede, every raven, ostrich, night-hawk, sea-mew, hawk ...
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Gier-eagle (4 Occurrences)

Leviticus 11:13 And these ye shall have in abomination among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the gier-eagle, 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 they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the gier-eagle, and the ospray,
(ASV BBE)

Deuteronomy 14:17 And the pelican, and the gier-eagle, and the cormorant,
(WBS YLT)

Gier-Eagle

Gier-eagle (4 Occurrences)

Gier (2 Occurrences)

Bearded (2 Occurrences)

Swan (2 Occurrences)

Eagle (27 Occurrences)

Abomination (78 Occurrences)

Zoology

Unclean (393 Occurrences)

Ossifrage (2 Occurrences)

Ospray (2 Occurrences)

Birds (125 Occurrences)

Detestation (5 Occurrences)

Disgusting (149 Occurrences)

Detestable (121 Occurrences)

Pelican (5 Occurrences)

Gift (148 Occurrences)

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