Bible Strands
Leviticus 11:14
the kite, any kind of falcon,
Berean Standard Bible
Follow its threads on the canvas →
Study note
Setting — The passage records a divine decree delivered to Israel concerning dietary restrictions, positioned centrally within the catalog of detestable birds in Leviticus 11:13–15. The speaker identifies specific avian species that must not be consumed.
The words — הַדָּאָה (ha-da'ah) denotes the black kite, while הָאַיָּה (ha-ayyah) specifies the hawk. The phrase לְמִינָהּ (le-minah) extends the prohibition to encompass every species within those categories.
The thread — The verse continues a structural list of unclean birds established in Leviticus 11:13 and concluded in Leviticus 11:15, forming a contiguous block of dietary prohibitions. This catalog pattern recurs in Leviticus 11:16–19, where additional bird species are grouped under the same classification framework.
Why it lands — The text demands strict avoidance of the listed birds without providing ritual or health rationales. A reader must apply the boundary by recognizing the species and their designated kinds as permanently excluded from consumption.
Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.
The Hebrew words
King James Version
And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;