| Easton's Bible Dictionary Hebrews `ozniyyah, an unclean bird according to the Mosaic law (Leviticus 11:13; Deuteronomy 14:12); the fish-eating eagle (Pandion haliaetus); one of the lesser eagles. But the Hebrew word may be taken to denote the short-toed eagle (Circaetus gallicus of Southern Europe), one of the most abundant of the eagle tribe found in Palestine. Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) Alt. of Ospray. | Multi-Version Concordance Osprey (4 Occurrences) Leviticus 11:13 And these ye shall have in detestation among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are a detestable thing: the great vulture, and the bearded vulture, and the ospray; (See RSV) Leviticus 11:18 the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey, (WEB NIV) Deuteronomy 14:12 But these are they of which you shall not eat: the eagle, and the vulture, and the osprey, (WEB RSV) Deuteronomy 14:17 and the pelican, and the vulture, and the cormorant, (See NIV) |