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MOUSE (‘akbâr).—Probably a generic term including field-mice, hamsters, dormice, and even jerboas. The male of the last named is called ‘akbâr by the Arabs. All these small rodents are exceedingly plentiful in Palestine. The hamster (Cricetus phœus) and the jerboa, of which three varieties have been found in the land, are eaten by the Arabs (cf. Isa_66:17). Metal mice as amulets have been found in the Palestine plain (cf. 1Sa_6:4-5). The mouse was forbidden food to the Israelites (Lev_11:28).
E. W. G. Masterman.