Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
ostrich
Usage: 1) an unclean bird 1a) owl, ostrich, literally translated as "daughters of the owl" 1b) perhaps an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown
Strong's Number
H3284
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
8
Books
6
Strong's H3284 Quick Answer
Strong's H3284 יַעֲנָה (ya`anah) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. ya`anah (yah-an-aw') n-f. 1. an unclean bird, the owl or the ostrich 2. (literally) "daughter of the owl (or ostrich)" It has 8 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include owls and owl. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- ya`anah (yah-an-aw') n-f. 1. an unclean bird, the owl or the ostrich 2. (literally) "daughter of the owl (or ostrich)"
- Usage
- 8 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- owls and owl
Meaning and Definition
ya`anah (yah-an-aw') n-f. 1. an unclean bird, the owl or the ostrich 2. (literally) "daughter of the owl (or ostrich)" [feminine of H3283, and meaning the same] KJV: + owl. Root(s): H3283
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3284. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3284 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render ya`anah, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
owls
Job 30:29
6×
owl
Leviticus 11:16
2×
How Strong's H3284 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 8 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3284 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H3284 in the Old Testament
8 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls.
Usage Excerpts
First 8 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3284.
And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls.
But wild beasts of the desert shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of doleful creatures; and owls shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.
And thorns shall come up in her palaces, nettles and brambles in the fortresses thereof: and it shall be an habitation of dragons, and a court for owls.
The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen.
Therefore the wild beasts of the desert with the wild beasts of the islands shall dwell there, and the owls shall dwell therein: and it shall be no more inhabited for ever; neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation.
Therefore I will wail and howl, I will go stripped and naked: I will make a wailing like the dragons, and mourning as the owls.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3284, grouped by book.
Leviticus 1 usage, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Job 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H3284 FAQ
What does yaanah (יַעֲנָה) mean?
Strong's H3284 is a Hebrew entry for H3284 יַעֲנָה (ya`anah). ya`anah (yah-an-aw') n-f. 1. an unclean bird, the owl or the ostrich 2. (literally) "daughter of the owl (or ostrich)"
How many times is yaanah (יַעֲנָה) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 8 linked usages for Strong's H3284 across 6 books.
Where can I study yaanah (יַעֲנָה) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3284 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate yaanah (יַעֲנָה)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as owls and owl. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.