Strongs Number: H8580
- Hebrew Word
- תַּנְשֶׁמֶת
- Transliteration
- tanshemeth
- Phonetic
- tan-sheh'-meth
- Part of Speech
- Noun Feminine
- Strongs Definition
-
properly a hard {breather} that {is} 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
- BDB Definition
-
1. an unclean animal of some kind
a. an unclean bird
1. perhaps the ibis, water-hen, species of owl, barn owl
b. an unclean lizard
1. perhaps the chameleon
c. perhaps an extinct lizard or bird, exact meaning unknown
- Origin
- From H5395
- Bible Usage
- {mole} swan.