qa.at names a bird listed among other birds and used in scenes of desolation and solitary watchfulness.

The term names a bird: it occurs among other birds in Deuteronomy 14:17 and Leviticus 11:18, inhabits scenes of devastation in Isaiah 34:11 and Zephaniah 2:14, and supplies the comparison for solitary watchfulness in Psalm 102:7.

1. A bird in lists, desolation scenes, and comparison · dominant

   The absolute singular form occurs in bird lists in Deuteronomy 14:17 and Leviticus 11:18, where the APB renders surrounding clauses with named birds. In Isaiah 34:11 and Zephaniah 2:14, the same form is among creatures that possess, dwell in, or lodge within a devastated place; Psalm 102:7 has the construct singular in a comparison with a solitary bird on a roof.

   Deuteronomy 14:17Leviticus 11:18Isaiah 34:11Zephaniah 2:14Psalm 102:7

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB explicitly uses “pelican” in Deuteronomy 14:17, Leviticus 11:18, Isaiah 34:11, and Zephaniah 2:14. In Psalm 102:7 it instead renders the comparison as “a solitary bird,” so the term's specific contribution there is less explicit in the translation.