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rāḥām רָחָם ‘carrion’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from rāḥam רָחַם ‘to have compassion’
Roots: רחם

rāḥām n, m
1) carrion vulture
 1a) perhaps an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown

Mentioned in Codex Leviticus 11:18 Deuteronomy 14:17

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