Know the Word.

Hebrew word

tachmâç

takh-mawce'

תַּחְמָס

What it means

a species of unclean bird, perhaps an owl

a species of unclean bird (from its violence), perhaps an owl

Where it comes from

from châmaç (חָמַס)

How the King James translates it

  • hawk2

Every place it appears 2

Leviticus11:16
Deuteronomy14:15