                             Old Testament Fauna

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| Fauna                                | O. T. Word        | O. T. Reference |
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| ant                                  | nmlh              | Prov. 6:6       |
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| antelope, wild sheep ?               | t'w               | Deut. 14:5      |
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| ape                                  | qwp               | 1 Kings 10:22   |
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| ass                                  | 'yr               | Gen. 49:11      |
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| barn owl ?                           | tnsmt             | Lev. 11:18      |
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| bat                                  | 'tlp              | Lev. 11:19      |
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| bear                                 | dwb               | 2 Kings 2:24    |
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| beast                                | bhmh              | 1 Sam. 17:44    |
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| bee                                  | dbwrh             | Deut. 1:44      |
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| behemoth, hippoportamus, crocodile?  | bhmwt             | Job 40:15       |
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| bird                                 | q't               | Deut. 14:17     |
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| bird                                 | spwr              | Job 30:29       |
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| bird of prey                         | dyh               | Deut. 14:13     |
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| bird, goose, chicken ?               | brbr              | 1 Kings 4:23    |
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| bird, ibis or owl ?                  | ynswp             | Lev. 11:17      |
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| bird, kite                           | d'h               | Lev. 11:14      |
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| bird, lammergeier ?                  | prs               | Lev. 11:13      |
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| bird, stork or heron ?               | hsydh             | Jer. 8:7        |
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| bird, swallow or dove ?              | drwr              | Ps. 84:3        |
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| birds of prey                        | 'yt               | Jer. 12:9       |
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| bison ?                              | dyswn             | Deut. 14:15     |
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| black vulture ?                      | 'znyh             | Lev. 11:13      |
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| bull, ox, steer                      | swr               | Gen. 32:5       |
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| bull, stallion                       | 'byr              | Judg. 5:22      |
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| calves                               | 'gl, 'glh         | 1 Kings 12:28   |
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| camel                                | gml               | Gen. 12:16      |
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| carrion vulture                      | rhm               | Lev. 11:18      |
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| coney                                | spn               | Deut. 14:7      |
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| corba, asp                           | ptn               | Deut. 32:33     |
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| cows, cattle                         | bqr               | Exod. 22:1      |
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| crickets                             | slsl              | Isa. 18:1       |
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| dart snake, owl ?                    | qpwz              | Isa. 34:15      |
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| dog                                  | klb               | Judg. 7:5       |
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| dolphin, porpoise ?                  | ths               | Num. 4:6        |
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| donkey                               | hmwr              | Gen. 12:16      |
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| dove                                 | ywnh              | Gen. 8:8        |
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| eagle, vulture                       | nsr               | Exod. 19:4      |
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| falcon                               | ns, nwsh          | Lev. 11:14      |
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| falcon, black kite                   | 'yh               | Deut. 14:13     |
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| fallow deer                          | 'yl               | 1 Kings 4:23    |
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| fattened cattle                      | myr'              | 1 Kings 1:9     |
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| fawn, deer                           | 'wpr              | Song of Sol. 2:9|
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| female camel                         | krkrh             | Isa. 66:20      |
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| female ostriches                     | rnnym             | Job 39:13       |
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| fiery serpent                        | srp               | Num. 21:6       |
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| fish                                 | dg                | Jonah 2:1       |
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| flea                                 | pr'ws             | 1 Sam. 24:14    |
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| flies                                | zbwb              | Isa. 7:18       |
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| fox                                  | sw'l              | Judg. 15:4      |
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| gazelle                              | sb'               | 1 Chron. 12:8   |
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| gazelle                              | sby               | 1 Kings 4:23    |
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| gazelle                              | zmr               | Deut. 14:5      |
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| gecko                                | 'nqh              | Lev. 11:30      |
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| gecko ?                              | smmyt             | Prov. 30:28     |
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| gnats                                | knm               | Exod. 8:16-18   |
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| goat                                 | 'z                | Gen 27:9        |
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| grasshopper                          | hrgwl             | Lev. 11:22      |
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| hare                                 | 'rn               | Lev. 11:6       |
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| he-goat                              | spyr              | Dan. 8:5        |
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| he-goat                              | tys               | Prov. 30:31     |
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| hedgehog, owl ?                      | qpwd              | Isa. 13:21      |
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| hoopoe bird                          | dwkypt            | Lev. 11:19      |
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| horned snake                         | spypwn            | Gen. 49:17      |
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| horned viper                         | 'kswb             | Ps. 140:4       |
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| horse                                | sws               | Gen. 47:17      |
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| hyena                                | sbw               | Jer. 12:9       |
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| ibex, mountain goat                  | y'l               | Ps. 104:18      |
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| ibis bird                            | thwt              | Job 38:36       |
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| ivory of elephants                   | snhbym            | 1 Kings 10:22   |
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| jackal                               | 'y                | Jer. 50:39      |
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| jackal                               | tn                | Lam. 4:3        |
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| jeroba                               | 'kbr              | 1 Sam. 6:4      |
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| kid                                  | gdy               | Gen. 27:9       |
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| kite                                 | r'h               | Deut. 14:13     |
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| lamb                                 | tlh               | Isa. 40:11      |
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| lamb, kid                            | sh                | Gen. 22:7       |
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| leech                                | 'lwqh             | Prov. 30:15     |
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| leopard, panther                     | nmr               | Jer. 5:6        |
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| leviathan, sea-monster               | lwytn             | Job 3:8         |
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| lion                                 | 'ry               | Num. 23:24      |
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| lion                                 | lys               | Isa. 30:6       |
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| lion cub                             | shl               | Hos. 5:14       |
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| lion, lioness                        | lb', lb'h         | Ps. 75:4        |
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| lioness                              | lby'              | Gen. 49:9       |
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| lizard                               | kwh               | Lev. 11:30      |
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| lizard                               | sb                | Lev. 11:29      |
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| lizard, chameleon ?                  | tnsmt             | Lev. 11:30      |
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| lizard, gecko ?                      | lt'h              | Lev. 11:30      |
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| locust                               | 'rbh              | Exod. 10:4      |
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| locust                               | sl'm              | Lev. 11:22      |
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| locust                               | ylq               | Jer. 51:14      |
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| locust or cockroach ?                | hsyl              | 1 Kings 8:37    |
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| locust swarm                         | gbh               | Isa. 33:4       |
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| locust swarm                         | gwby              | Amos 7:1        |
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| locust, caterpillar ?                | gzm               | Amos 4:9        |
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| maggot, worm                         | twl'h             | Exod. 16:20     |
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| maggots                              | rmh               | Job 7:5         |
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| mare                                 | rmkh              | Esther 8:10     |
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| mole                                 | hwld              | Lev. 11:29      |
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| moth                                 | 's                | Isa. 50:9       |
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| mule, she-mule                       | prd               | 1 Kings 10:25   |
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| mule, she-mule                       | prdh              | 1 Kings 1:33    |
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| ostrich or owl ?                     | y'nh              | Deut. 14:15     |
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| owl, nighthawk ?                     | thms              | Lev. 11:16      |
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| partridge                            | qr'               | Jer. 17:11      |
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| phoenix bird                         | hwl               | Job 29:18       |
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| plover or cormorant                  | 'np               | Lev. 11:30      |
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| poultry or baboons ?                 | twkyym            | 1 Kings 10:22   |
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| quail                                | slw               | Exod. 16:13     |
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| ram, he-goat                         | 'twd              | Gen. 31:10      |
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| raven                                | 'wrb              | Gen. 8:7        |
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| reptile                              | hwmt              | Lev. 11:30      |
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| roebuck                              | yhmwr             | Deut. 14:5      |
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| rooster ?                            | zrzyr             | Prov. 30:31     |
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| rooster, cock ?                      | skwy              | Job 38:36       |
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| scorpion                             | 'qrb              | Deut. 8:15      |
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| screech owl                          | kws               | Lev. 11:17      |
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| sea monster, serpent                 | tnyn              | Ps. 148:7       |
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| seagull, bat ?                       | shp               | Lev. 11:16      |
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| serpent                              | sp'wny            | Prov. 23:32     |
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| serpent ?                            | bsn               | Ps. 68:23       |
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| she-ass                              | 'twn              | Gen. 12:16      |
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| she-goat                             | s'yrh             | Lev. 4:28       |
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| sheep                                | rhl               | Isa. 53:7       |
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| sheep, small cattle                  | sw'n              | Gen. 4:2        |
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| shrew                                | hpprh             | Isa. 2:20       |
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| small animals, reptiles              | rms               | Gen. 1:24       |
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| snail ?                              | sbwl              | Ps. 58:8        |
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| snake, reptile                       | nhs               | Gen. 3:1        |
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| snake, viper                         | 'p'h              | Isa. 30:6       |
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| spider                               | 'kbys             | Job 8:14        |
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| stallion, zebra                      | 'yr               | Gen. 32:16      |
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| swarm of insects                     | 'rwb              | Exod. 8:17      |
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| thrush ?                             | 'gwl              | Jer. 8:7        |
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| turtledove                           | twr               | Gen. 15:9       |
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| turtledove, young bird               | gwzl              | Gen. 15:9       |
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| venomous serpent                     | sp'               | Isa. 14:29      |
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| wild beasts, hyena, eagle-owl        | 'wh               | Isa. 13:21,22   |
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| wild boar, swine                     | hzyr              | Deut. 14:8      |
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| wild goat                            | 'qw               | Deut. 14:5      |
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| wild ox                              | r'm               | Ps. 22:21       |
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| wolf                                 | z'b               | Gen. 49:27      |
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| wood owl ?                           | lylyt             | Isa. 34:14      |
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| young bird                           | 'prwh             | Deut. 22:6      |
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| young bull                           | pr                | Gen. 32:15      |
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| young camel                          | bkr               | Isa. 60:6       |
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| young camel                          | bkrh              | Jer. 2:23       |
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| young lion                           | kpyr              | Judg. 14:5      |
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| young ram                            | kbs               | Exod. 12:5      |
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| young ram                            | kr                | 2 Kings 3:4     |
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| zebra, wild ass, onager ?            | pr'               | Gen. 16:12      |
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