Tehillim 102 – Rare Birds
Tehillim 102:7, 8
This chapter mentions three species of birds that are rare in Israel.
- “Damiti lik'at midbar, hayiti k'hof choravot” – (I have become like a vulture in the wilderness; I have become like an owl among the ruins).
Ke'at (in Hebrew: קְאַת) – “vulture”. There are other possible translations as well, but in any case, this refers to a wild bird whose cry resembles a sorrowful sigh.
Hos / kos (in Hebrew: כוֹס) – “owl”. This word is also understood in different ways. Here it refers to a bird that prefers to live in secluded, remote places. In modern Hebrew, kos means “little owl.”
- “Shakadti va'ehyeh k'tzipor boded al gag” – (I have become accustomed to sitting like a solitary bird on a rooftop).
Tzipor (in Hebrew: צִפּוֹר) – simply “bird.” Birds usually travel in flocks, but this bird flies alone.
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