Zoological Hebrew Names

  • Hasida (Chasida)
    Pious, righteous, kind; a follower of Hasidic Judaism - the religious movement of Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer (Ba'al Shem Tov); stork (a bird).
  • Keren
    (Animal's) horn; shofar; horn (the musical instrument); ray, beam (of light); fund, capital.
  • Salit (Sal'it)
    Wheatear, oenanthe (bird). The name of the bird, "סַלְעִית" (sal'it) is derived of the word "סֶלַע" (sela, "rock").
  • Vardit
    The namd "Vardit" may be derived of the flower's name "וֶרֶד" (vered, "rose"). "Vardit" is also the name of a small pinkish bird (Rosefinch).