יַנְשׁוּף yanshûwph

Meaning

an unclean (acquatic) bird; probably the heron (perhaps from its blowing cry, or because the nightheron is meant ))

In the King James Version: (great) owl.s

Derivation: or יַנְשׁוֹף; apparently from H5398 (נָשַׁף); (compare H5399 (נֶשֶׁף))

Where it is used

• Leviticus 11:17 the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,
• Deuteronomy 14:16 the little owl, the great owl, the white owl,
• Isaiah 34:11 The desert owl and screech owl will possess it, and the great owl and raven will dwell in it. The LORD will stretch out over Edom a measuring line of chaos and a plumb line of destruction.