Jump to: Smith's • ATS • ISBE • Easton's • Webster's • Concordance • Thesaurus • Hebrew • Library • Subtopics • Terms • Resources Smith's Bible Dictionary Gledethe old name for the common kite (Milvus ater), occurs only in (14:13) among the unclean birds of prey. ATS Bible Dictionary GledeA kind of hawk or kite, De 14:13. The same Hebrew word is translated vulture in Le 11:14. Easton's Bible Dictionary An Old English name for the common kite, mentioned only in Deuteronomy 14:13 (Hebrews ra'ah), the Milvus ater or black kite. The Hebrew word does not occur in the parallel passage in Leviticus (11:14, da'ah, rendered "vulture;" in R.V., "kite"). It was an unclean bird. The Hebrew name is from a root meaning "to see," "to look," thus designating a bird with a keen sight. The bird intended is probably the buzzard, of which there are three species found in Palestine. (see VULTURE.) Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (n.) The common European kite (Milvus ictinus). This name is also sometimes applied to the buzzard.International Standard Bible Encyclopedia GLEDEgled (ra`ah; gups): A member of the hawk species. It is given among the list of abominations in Deuteronomy 14:13, but not in the Leviticus list (Leviticus 11:14). The kite is substituted. The Arabs might have called one of the buzzards the glede. In England, where specimens of most of these birds appear in migration, the glede is synonymous with kite, and was given the name from glide, to emphasize a gliding motion in flight. See illustration, p. 1235. Strong's Hebrew 7201. raah -- glede... 7200, 7201. raah. 7202 . glede. Transliteration: raah Phonetic Spelling: (raw-aw') Short Definition: glede. Word Origin scribal error for daah, qv. glede ... /hebrew/7201.htm - 6k Library Song to David The Swan-Neck Adoration The First Discovery of America The First Discovery of America. Thesaurus Glede (1 Occurrence)...GLEDE. gled (ra`ah; gups): A member of the hawk species. ... The kite is substituted. The Arabs might have called one of the buzzards the glede. ... /g/glede.htm - 8k Vulture (16 Occurrences) Unclean (393 Occurrences) Hawk (6 Occurrences) Birds (125 Occurrences) Abomination (78 Occurrences) Vultur (2 Occurrences) Zoology Gleans (1 Occurrence) Glide (2 Occurrences) Resources Glede: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.comBible Concordance • Bible Dictionary • Bible Encyclopedia • Topical Bible • Bible Thesuarus Concordance Glede (1 Occurrence)Deuteronomy 14:13 Subtopics Related Terms |