אַיָּה
ʾayyâ
hawk
Strong's H344NounHebrewTWOT 43b

אַיָּה (ʾayyâ) is a Hebrew noun meaning hawk. It appears 3 times in 3 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H344).

Also rendered

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 43b)

Range of meaning (TWOT 43b)hawk, falcon, kite; screamer; vulture
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

אַיָּה noun, feminine: hawk, falcon, kite

Strong's H344 אַיָּה: the screamer, i.e. a hawk
KJV:kite, vulture.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

Root family 43: אוה ʾwh — to cry, howl

See it in Scripture

Leviticus 11:14Deuteronomy 14:13Job 28:7

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