What does דָּאָה mean in the Bible?
דָּאָה is a Hebrew word meaning "the kite (from its rapid flight)".
Hebrew · H1676
דָּאָה
The kite (from its rapid flight)
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דָּאָה H1676
What does דָּאָה mean in the Bible?
דָּאָה is a Hebrew word meaning "the kite (from its rapid flight)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1676?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include the kite (1).
Where does דָּאָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 11:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the kite 1× Leviticus 11:14
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 11:14
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Leviticus 1
Source forms
הַ֨דָּאָ֔ה 1x had·dā·’āh Leviticus 11:14
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 11:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. the kite (from its rapid flight)
Source Gloss
the kite (from its rapid flight)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
the kite (from its rapid flight) BDB: kite Usage: vulture. See 7201.
Word Origins
דָּאָה is built from this root:
דָּאָה H1675
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain