UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

Sense 1: heron

Semantic domains: Birds (001001002001005)

Core domains: Animal (010)

Definition: = fairly large bird with a long neck, long beak, and long legs; they stand or walk slowly in shallow water in rivers, dams, ponds, or lakes looking into the water for small fish, which they catch by suddenly darting their heads into the water; they fly with slow wing-beats; ► unclean and therefore not to be eaten

Further resources: Fauna:3.11