- Original: ינשׁוף ינשׁוּף - Transliteration: Yanshuwph - Phonetic: yan-shoof' - Definition: 1. great owl, eared owl a. an unclean animal - Origin: apparently from H5398 - TWOT entry: 1434b - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: Apparently from H4398 ; an unclean (aquatic) bird; probably the heron (perhaps from its blowing cry or because the night heron is meant (compare ( H1961 )): - (great) owl. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • owl, 3 Leviticus 11:17; Deuteronomy 14:16; Isaiah 34:11