the Berasit Hebrew Dictionary

A number of animals, both wild and domestic make appearances in the texts.

Agricultural Livestock:

• seh = sheep
• rehel = ewe (female sheep)
• ail = ram (male sheep)
• yezim = female goats
• beqer = cattle
• per = bull
• perot = cow
• gemel = camel

Mammals: Horses, cattle, goats, sheep, camels, dogs, jackals, lions, wild goats, “rock badgers”,

Birds: Eagle vulture raven dove quail pelican

Several species of owl are mentioned:

• Leviticus 11:17 - “the little owl and the fisher owl and the screech owl”
• Deuteronomy 14:16 - “the little owl and the screech owl and the white owl”

Reptiles and amphibians: Crocodiles frogs snakes