Bible Dictionary

Doleful Creatures

(occurring only Isa. 13:21. Heb. ochim, i.e., “shrieks;” hence “howling animals”), a general name for screech owls (howlets), which occupy the desolate palaces of Babylon. Some render the word “hyaen…

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

(occurring only Isa. 13:21. , “shrieks;” hence “howling animals”), a general name for screech owls (howlets), which occupy the desolate palaces of Babylon.