What does יַעֲנָה mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H3284
יַעֲנָה
Owl.
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יַעֲנָה H3284
What does יַעֲנָה mean in the Bible?
יַעֲנָה is a Hebrew word meaning "owl.".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3284?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the ostrich (2), an ostrich (1), and ostriches (1), for ostriches (1), of ostriches (1).
Where does יַעֲנָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 11:16. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Deuteronomy (1), Jeremiah (1), Job (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 ostrich 2× Leviticus 11:16, Deuteronomy 14:15
an ostrich 1× Micah 1:8
and ostriches 1× Jeremiah 50:39
for ostriches 1× Isaiah 34:13
of ostriches 1× Job 30:29
Ostriches 1× Isaiah 13:21
the ostriches 1× Isaiah 43:20
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 11:16 הַֽיַּעֲנָ֔ה to the ostrich Article | Noun - feminine singular Deuteronomy 14:15 הַֽיַּעֲנָ֔ה to the ostrich Article | Noun - feminine singular Job 30:29 יַעֲנָֽה׃ to of ostriches Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 13:21 יַֽעֲנָ֔ה to Ostriches Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 34:13 יַעֲנָֽה׃ to for ostriches Noun - feminine singular Isaiah 43:20 יַֽעֲנָ֑ה to the ostriches Noun - feminine singular Jeremiah 50:39 יַֽעֲנָ֑ה to and ostriches Noun - feminine singular Micah 1:8 יַעֲנָֽה׃ to an ostrich Noun - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 11:16
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 6
Leviticus 1 Deuteronomy 1 Job 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 1 Micah 1
Source forms
יַעֲנָֽה׃ 3x ya·‘ă·nāh Job 30:29, Isaiah 34:13, Micah 1:8
הַֽיַּעֲנָ֔ה 2x hay·ya·‘ă·nāh Leviticus 11:16, Deuteronomy 14:15
יַֽעֲנָ֑ה 2x ya·‘ă·nāh Isaiah 43:20, Jeremiah 50:39
יַֽעֲנָ֔ה 1x ya·‘ă·nāh Isaiah 13:21
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular 6x Job 30:29, Isaiah 13:21, Isaiah 34:13, Isaiah 43:20
Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Leviticus 11:16, Deuteronomy 14:15
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. owl.
Source Gloss
owl.
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
BDB: greed Usage: owl.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
יַעֲנָה is built from this root:
יָעֵן H3283
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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