An unclean and keen-sighted bird of prey (
Lev. 11:14; Dt. 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.