Strong's Hebrew · H3283
יָעֵן
yâʻên · yaw-ane'
Definitionthe ostrich (probably from its answering cry
Derivationfrom the same as H3282 (יַעַן);
KJV usageostrich.
Occurrences3 in the KJV · 3 verses
יָעֵן in Scripture
Jeremiah 29:31
Send to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie:
Jeremiah 35:18
And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you:
Lamentations 4:3
Even the sea monsters draw out the breast, they give suck to their young ones: the daughter of my people is become cruel, like the ostriches in the wilderness.