Strong's Lexicon

H8580

H8580 — תַּנשֶׁמֶת

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewtanshemethnoun femOccurrences: 3TWOT: 1433b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H8580
Word:	תַּנשֶׁמֶת
Part of Speech:	noun fem
Etymology:	from H5395
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	3
Transliteration:	tanshemeth
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	tan-sheh'-meth
Meaning:	1. (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 Renderings:	mole, swan.

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BDB5423

תִּנְשֶׁ֫מֶת noun feminine an animal; — ׳ ת Lev 11:18, תִּנְשָּׁ֑מֶת Lev 11:30; Deut 14:16: —

1. unclean bird, the ibis, water-hen, ᵐ5 . πορφυρίων, (accusative Tristr^{NHB 249}); or species of owl (Di Bu SS); pelican (Ges ): Lev 11:18 = Deut 14:16 .

2. unclean שֶׁרֶץ Lev 11:30, lizard ( Saad Tristr^{NHB 120}), or chameleon (Bo^{Hieroz. i. 1078 ff.; ed. Rosenm. ii. 503 ff.}), so most; (deriving name from alleged living on air, Plin^{NH viii. 51}; but this not applicable to 1; compare Lag^{BN 130 f.}).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke