Tanshemet תִּנְשֶׁ֫מֶת
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| תִּנְשֶׁ֫מֶת | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tanshemet |
| Strong's number | H8580 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | chameleon |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Leviticus (2) |
Tanshemet (Hebrew תִּנְשֶׁ֫מֶת, Strong's H8580) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “chameleon”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
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
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 the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | swan (2), mole (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | white owl (2), chameleon (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Tanshemet, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Leviticus
- Leviticus 11:18And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,
- Leviticus 11:30And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 14:16The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,the little owl, the great owl, the white owl,
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).