tanshemeth <08580>
tmvnt tanshemeth
| Pronunciation | : | tan-sheh'-meth |
| Origin | : | from 05395 |
| Reference | : | TWOT - 1433b |
| PrtSpch | : | n f (noun feminime) |
| In Hebrew | : | tmsnthw 2, tmsnth 1 |
| In NET | : | white owl 2, chameleon 1 |
| In AV | : | swan 2, mole 1 |
| Count | : | 3 |
| Definition | : |
1) an unclean animal of some kind
1a) an unclean bird
1a1) perhaps the ibis, water-hen, species of owl, barn owl
1b) an unclean lizard
1b1) perhaps the chameleon
1c) perhaps an extinct lizard or bird, exact meaning unknown
from 5395; properly, a hard breather, i.e. the name of two unclean creatures, a lizard and a bird (both perhaps from changing color through their irascibility), probably the tree-toad and the water-hen: KJV -- mole, swan. see HEBREW for 05395 |
| Related Greek | : | - |
