qip.pod denotes an animal found amid places portrayed as ruined, desolate, or left for wild creatures.

Across the three verses, qip.pod names an animal associated with places given over to desolation: a possession in Isaiah 14:23, an inhabitant of a devastated place in Isaiah 34:11, and a lodger among ruined capitals in Zephaniah 2:14.

1. Animal inhabiting devastated places · dominant

   In Isaiah 14:23, the singular absolute noun occurs in the declaration that a place will become its possession and pools of water; the APB renders the clause “a possession for the porcupine.” In Isaiah 34:11 and Zephaniah 2:14, the same singular absolute form is listed among creatures that possess and dwell in a place or lodge in its capitals; the APB renders it “porcupine” in both verses.

   Isaiah 14:23Isaiah 34:11Zephaniah 2:14

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term as “porcupine” in all three verses, within descriptions of possession, dwelling, or lodging in devastated places. This repeated English rendering is read alongside the noun’s clause context.