MOUSE
Ruminant mammal, “Mus musculus”.
The “Muridae” family has many species of mice.
unclean animal (Lev. 11:29); In the time of Isaiah, the pagan Israelites consumed it, even though it was prohibited by the Law of Moses (Is. 66:17).
The field mouse (“Arvicola arvaris”) destroyed crops (1 Sam. 6:5).
The heb. «’akbãr» is a collective term that encompasses not only the various species of the genus «Mus», but also most of the «Muridae» and many animals from other families, with characteristics similar to the mouse.