Lexicon
נֶשֶׁר
ne.sher
H5404
H:N-M Hebrew

eagle

26
Occurrences
15
Books
Hebrew
Language

ne.sher names the eagle, appearing in bird lists and in comparisons of flight, height, swiftness, and wings.

The term denotes the eagle as a bird, named in food prohibitions and repeatedly used in comparisons involving wings, flight, swiftness, lofty nesting, and predatory movement. The same bird imagery also appears in descriptions of faces and in figures of approaching force or renewed strength.

Senses in use

  1. The eagle in literal and comparative imagery · dominant

    The noun identifies a bird in the prohibited-bird lists of Deuteronomy 14:12 and Leviticus 11:13. In comparisons, the APB renders an eagle stirring its nest and bearing its young in Deuteronomy 32:11, an eagle swooping on prey in Job 9:26, and pursuers swifter than the eagles of heaven in Lamentations 4:19. Ezekiel 17:3 depicts a great eagle with wings, pinions, and plumage, while Jeremiah 49:16 associates its nest with a high place.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB ordinarily presents the noun as “eagle” or “eagles,” including possessive and descriptive phrases such as “eagle's,” “eagles of heaven,” and “young eagles.” These English forms confirm the verse-level bird imagery rather than establishing separate lexical senses.

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Across Scripture