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