The Definition of the word Kite

Kite

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