Bible dictionaries

Nighthawk

What Bible dictionaries say about “Nighthawk”, one article after the other.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary

Nighthawk - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)

(Heb. tahmas) occurs only in the list of unclean birds (Lev. 11:16; Deut. 14:15). This was supposed to be the night-jar (Caprimulgus), allied to the swifts. The Hebrew word is derived from a root meaning "to scratch or tear the face," and may be best rendered, in accordance with the ancient versions, "an owl" (Strix flammea). The Revised Version renders "night-hawk."

Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)

The article in Easton + Webster 1828

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

The Hebrew word so translated, (Leviticus 11:10; 14:15) probably denotes some kind of owl.

William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3

The article in Smith