Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H5847 |
|---|---|
| Word: | עֲטַלֵּף |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | of uncertain derivation |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 3 |
| Transliteration: | atalleph |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | `atalleph (at-al-lafe') n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. a bat |
| KJV Renderings: | bat. |
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עֲטַלֵּף noun [masculine] bat (quadriliteral, Ges«GKC:85w»§ 85w Sta§ 243, 8; Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician οθολαβαδ GesMon. Phoenician 391; LewyFremdw. 17 compare ἀττέλεβος, name of a locust in North Africa Herodiv. 172); — ׳ ע absolute Lev 11:19 ( H ), = Deut 14:18 (unclean creature); plural עֲטַלֵּפִים Isa 2:20.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
