Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H8580

תִּנְשֶׁ֫מֶת

tan.she.met · “chameleon

Used 3 times across 2 books

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
Where it appears
Leviticus
2
Deuteronomy
1
In the text
Leviticus 11:18And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,Leviticus 11:30And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.Deuteronomy 14:16The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,

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