sha.lakh denotes a bird named within lists of birds in the Torah.

The term is used as a singular bird name in two lists of birds, with no distinct usage beyond that classification visible in the supplied verses.

1. A bird named in bird lists · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 14:17, the masculine singular absolute noun occurs in a sequence of bird names; the APB renders the clause “The pelican, the carrion vulture, and the cormorant.” In Leviticus 11:17, the same singular form likewise stands among bird names; the APB renders “the little owl, the cormorant, and the great owl;”

   Deuteronomy 14:17Leviticus 11:17

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across both verses, the APB presents the term as “the cormorant” within a list of birds. The shared rendering is confirmation from the surrounding clauses rather than a precise alignment claim.