Strong’s H1866 · Hebrew
דְּרוֹר
dᵉrôwr
der-ore'
Definition
the swift, a kind of swallow
Etymology
the same as H1865 (דְּרוֹר), applied to a bird;
Where the KJV renders it
- swallow
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