KITE

KITE an unclean and keen-sighted bird of prey (Leviticus 11=>14; Deuteronomy 14=>13). The Hebrew word used, ’ayet, is rendered “vulture” in Job 28=>7 in Authorized Version, “falcon” in Revised Version. It is probably the red kite (Milvus regalis), a bird of piercing sight and of soaring habits found all over Palestine.