Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 14:16
The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,
16. little owl ] ks, LXX, (?), both night-jar and screech-owl. Tristram (93): ‘probably’ the southern little owl, Athene glaux, ‘one of the most universally distributed birds in the Holy Land.’ It inhabits ruins, Psa 102:6 (7). Arabs call it ‘mother of ruins.’
great owl ] yanshuph, LXX, . Tristram (93): eagle-owl, bubo ascalaphus, haunting ruins and caverns.
horned owl ] tinshemeth, A.V. swan. Tristram: probably the glossy ibis. Owls are eaten by one tribe, at least, in Arabia, for which they are derided by other Arabs (Doughty, i. 305). The owl is one of the birds to which most often the Arabs attribute human qualities.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
16. the swanrather, the goose[MICHAELIS]. [See on Le11:18].
Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
[See comments on De 14:12]
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
swan = horned owl (Revised Version)
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
the swan: Tinshemeth, probably, as Michaelis supposes, the goose. Deu 14:16