Mouse

William Smith's Bible Dictionary

(the corn-eater). The name of this animal occurs in (Leviticus 11:29; 1 Samuel 6:4,5; Isaiah 66:17) The Hebrew word is in all probability generic, and is not intended to denote any particular species of mouse. The original word denotes a field-ravager, and may therefore comprehend any destructive rodent. Tristram found twenty-three species of mice in Palestine. It is probable that in (1 Samuel 6:5) the expression "the mice that mar the land" includes and more particularly refers to the short-tailed field-mice (Arvicola agrestis, Flem.), which cause great destruction to the corn-lands of Syria.

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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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