Strongs Number: H2546
- Hebrew Word
- חֹמֶט
- Transliteration
- chômeṭ
- Phonetic
- kho'met
- Part of Speech
- Noun Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
a lizard (as creeping)
- BDB Definition
-
1. a kind of lizard, only in list of unclean animals
a. perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown
- Origin
- From an unused root probably meaning to lie low
- Bible Usage
- snail.