חֲסִידָהchasidah meaning in Biblical Hebrew
stork · noun, feminine
Also spelled in English: hasidah, chasida
The Hebrew word for stork is built from the same root as loyal-kindness. Jeremiah uses it to shame his listeners: even this bird knows better than you.
גַּם־חֲסִידָה בַשָּׁמַיִם יָדְעָה מוֹעֲדֶיהָ
“Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed times" — Jeremiah 8:7”
Think of another animal name in Hebrew. What behavior might have inspired its name?