# H3244 יַנְשׁוּף

יַנְשׁוּף (yanshûwph), Strong’s H3244: an unclean (acquatic) bird; probably the heron (perhaps from its blowing cry, or because the nightheron is meant )) KJV: (great) owl.s. Occurs 3 times.

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*yanshûwph* — an unclean (acquatic) bird; probably the heron (perhaps from its blowing cry, or because the nightheron is meant ))

KJV: (great) owl.s

Derived from [נָשַׁף nâshaph](https://besorah.bible/word/H5398) (to breeze, i.e. blow up fresh)

Occurs 3 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- יַנְשׁוּף and יַנְשׁוֹף n.[m.] a bird (with harsh, strident note?)

## Where it occurs
- [Leviticus 11:17](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/leviticus/11?v=17) — the little owl, the cormorant, the great owl,
- [Deuteronomy 14:16](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/deuteronomy/14?v=16) — the little owl, the great owl, the horned owl,
- [Isaiah 34:11](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/isaiah/34?v=11) — But the pelican and the porcupine will possess it. The owl and the raven will dwell in it. He will stretch the line of…