Tor names a bird used in offering instructions and heard or pictured in poetic and prophetic passages.

The term denotes a bird, most often named in instructions for bringing birds as offerings; elsewhere it is heard in the land, observes its coming time, and supplies an image in prayer.

1. A bird in offerings and literary imagery · dominant

   Plural forms name birds brought in pairs for burnt, sin, or guilt offerings in Leviticus 1:14, Leviticus 5:7, Leviticus 12:8, Leviticus 14:22, Leviticus 15:14, and Numbers 6:10. Singular forms occur outside offering directions: in Jeremiah 8:7 the APB renders the bird among those that observe the time of their coming, and in Song of Songs 2:12 it renders its voice as heard in the land.

   Leviticus 1:14Leviticus 5:7Leviticus 12:8Leviticus 14:22Jeremiah 8:7Song of Songs 2:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB consistently presents the term as “turtledove” or “turtledoves,” including paired birds in offering directions and the singular bird in Jeremiah 8:7, Psalm 74:19, and Song of Songs 2:12. These English forms confirm the verse-level presentation rather than establish a separate lexical nuance.