- Original: יען - Transliteration: Ya`en - Phonetic: yaw-ane' - Definition: 1. ostrich a. ceremonially unclean animal - Origin: from the same as H3282 - TWOT entry: 884a - Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine - Strong's: From the same as H3282 ; the ostrich (probably from its answering cry): - ostrich. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • Because, 2 Jeremiah 29:31; Jeremiah 35:18 • ostriches, 1 Lamentations 4:3