אנפה, Lev. xi, 19; Deut. xiv, 18. This word has been variously
understood. Some have rendered it the kite, others the woodcock, others
the curlieu, some the peacock, others the parrot, and others the crane.
The root, אנפ, signifies _to breathe short_ through the nostrils, _to
snuff_, as in anger; hence to be angry; and it is supposed that the word
is sufficiently descriptive of the heron, from its very irritable
disposition. Bochart, however, thinks it the mountain falcon; the same
that the Greeks call ἀνόπαια, mentioned by Homer; and this bears a
strong resemblance to the Hebrew name.
understood. Some have rendered it the kite, others the woodcock, others
the curlieu, some the peacock, others the parrot, and others the crane.
The root, אנפ, signifies _to breathe short_ through the nostrils, _to
snuff_, as in anger; hence to be angry; and it is supposed that the word
is sufficiently descriptive of the heron, from its very irritable
disposition. Bochart, however, thinks it the mountain falcon; the same
that the Greeks call ἀνόπαια, mentioned by Homer; and this bears a
strong resemblance to the Hebrew name.