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qāʾat קָאַת ‘pelican’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from qīʾ קִיא ‘to vomit’
Roots: קוא קיה

qāʾat n, f
1) a ceremonially unclean bird
 1a) perhaps pelican or cormorant
 1b) perhaps an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown

Mentioned in Codex Leviticus 11:18 Deuteronomy 14:17 Isaiah 34:11 Zephaniah 2:14 Psalms 102:7

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