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Tawûsî Melek depicted as a peacock inside the display case on the grave of a Yazidi believer, cemetery of the Yazidi community in Hannover. Quba Mere Diwane is the largest temple of the Yazidis in the world, located in the Armenian village of Aknalich .
Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to as peahens, although both sexes are often referred to colloquially as a "peacock". The Indian peafowl displays a marked form of sexual dimorphism. The brightly coloured male has a blue coloured head with a fan-shaped crest and is best known for their long train.
A peacock spreading his tail, displaying his plumage Peahen. Peafowl is a common name for two bird species of the genus Pavo and one species of the closely related genus Afropavo within the tribe Pavonini of the family Phasianidae (the pheasants and their allies). Male peafowl are referred to as peacocks, and female peafowl are referred to as ...
Peacock — A common translation of תֻּכִּיִּים (tukkiyyîm), mentioned in 1 Kings 10:22 and 2 Chronicles 9:21 as an import from Tarshish alongside apes (monkeys). The word is a hapax legomenon. The interpretation as "peacock" is based on similarity to Dravidian words such as Tamil தோகை (tōkai, "peacock tail
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World English Bible "God called the light "day," and the darkness he called "night." There was evening and there was morning, one day." American Standard Version "And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day." Bible in Basic English "Naming the light, Day, and the dark, Night.
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This interpretation is supported with reference to Job 3:3, which reads: "And night [lailah] said: A male child is brought forth". [ 2 ] In Niddah 16b, the interpretation of rabbi Hanina ben Pappa (3rd century AD) posits that Lailah is an angel in charge of conception who takes a drop of semen and places it before God: