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nēṣ נֵץAflower, Bhawk’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from nāṣaṣ נָצַץ ‘to shine’
Roots: נצץ
Variants: נֵץ, נֵץ

nēṣ n, m
A1) blossom
B1) a unclean bird of prey
 1a) hawk, falcon
 1b) perhaps an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown

Mentioned in Genesis 40:10 Codex Leviticus 11:16 Deuteronomy 14:15 Job 39:26

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