|
Hebrew
expression
|
Transliteration
|
Literal
translation/
literary sources
|
Modern
usage
|
|
|
ohf |
vertebrate
belonging to the class Aves (Genesis
1: 20, 30) |
bird,
chicken |
|
|
ben-ohf
|
son
of a bird (BT
Ketubbot 5a) |
chick |
|
|
ohf
hagas |
coarse
bird (Hullin
3:1) |
large
bird such as turkey or goose |
|
|
ohf
hadak |
thin
bird (Hullin
3:1) |
small
bird, such as a dove |
|
|
ohf
kanaf |
winged bird
(Genesis
1:21)
|
bird |
|
|
ohf
hashamayim yoleech et ha-kol |
"for a
bird of the air may carry your voice"
(Ecclesiastes
10:20)
|
Nothing
can be kept a secret forever. |
|
|
melech
ha-ohfot |
king
of the birds |
eagle |
|
|
sheretz
ha-ohf |
creeping/crawling
bird
(Leviticus 11:21)
|
winged
insects |
|
|
khol
ohf l'mino yishkon u'ven adam ladome lo. |
"Every
bird lives with its own type and people with those who are similar
to them." (BT
Baba Kamma 92b) |
similar
to "Birds of a feather flock together." |
|
|
tzippor |
|
bird |
|
|
tzippora |
female
bird |
woman's
name;
affectionate nickname for "bird" |
|
|
tzipporit |
little
bird;
alternative word for bird |
affectionate nickname for a beloved girl (used
in modern Hebrew literature) |
|
|
me-muf-hatzippor
|
from
a bird's flight
|
similar
to: "a bird's eye view" |
| tzippor-dror |
liberty
bird (BT
Bezah 24a) |
sparrow |
|
|
tzippor-nefesh |
soul
bird (BT
Baba Kamma 100b)
 |
Sensitive
area where the throat joins the chest where it is easy to injure the
person;
the most precious part, especially of a person's spirit or identity |
|
|
tzippor-eden |
bird
of paradise |