| Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) Any bird of the genus Ibis and several allied genera, of the family Ibidae, inhabiting both the Old World and the New. Numerous species are known. They are large, wading birds, having a long, curved beak, and feed largely on reptiles. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia IBIS i'-bis. In Isaiah 34:11, yanshoph, which is rendered "owl," apparently indicates the sacred ibis (Ibis religiosa). The Septuagint gives eibis and Vulgate (Jerome's Latin Bible, 390-405 A.D.) ibis; the Revised Version, margin "bittern."
See OWL. | Multi-Version Concordance Ibis (2 Occurrences) Leviticus 11:17 and the owl, and the gannet, and the ibis, (DBY RSV) Deuteronomy 14:16 the owl, and the ibis and the swan, (DBY) |