Cormorant (Easton)

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(Leviticus 11:17; Deuteronomy 14:17 ), Heb. shalak, 'plunging,' or 'darting down,' (the Phalacrocorax carbo), ranked among the 'unclean' birds; of the same family group as the pelican. It is a 'plunging' bird, and is common on the coasts and the island seas of Palestine. Some think the Hebrew word"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! StudyLight.org has pledged to help build churches in Uganda. Help us with that pledge and support pastors in the heart of Africa. Click here to join the effort! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter C Bible Dictionaries Cormorant Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Corinthians, Second Epistle to the Next Entry Corn Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Dictionaries 1910 New Catholic Dictionary Corcoran, James Andrew Webster Dictionary Cormoraut Encyclopedias The Catholic Encyclopedia James Andrew Corcoran Michael Corcoran ( Leviticus 11:17 ; Deuteronomy 14:17 ), Heb. shalak, "plunging," or "darting down," (the Phalacrocorax carbo), ranked among the "unclean" birds; of the same family group as the pelican. It is a "plunging" bird, and is common on the coasts and the island seas of Palestine. Some think the Hebrew word should be rendered "gannet" (Sula bassana, "the solan goose"); others that it is the "tern" or "sea swallow," which also frequents the coasts of Palestine as well as the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan valley during several months of the year. But there is no reason to depart from the ordinary rendering. In Isaiah 34:11 , Zephaniah 2:14 (but in RSV, "pelican") the Hebrew word rendered by this name is Ka'ath . It is translated "pelican" (q.v.) in Psalm 102:6 . The word literally means the "vomiter," and the pelican is so called from its vomiting the shells and other things which it has voraciously swallowed. (See PELICAN .)

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