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Lexicon :: Strong's H8464 - taḥmās

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תַּחְמָס
Transliteration
taḥmās
Pronunciation
takh-mawce'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 678b

Strong’s Definitions

תַּחְמָס tachmâç, takh-mawce'; from H2554; a species of unclean bird (from its violence), perhaps an owl:—night hawk.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H8464 in the following manner: nigh hawk (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H8464 in the following manner: nigh hawk (2x).

  1. a ceremonially unclean bird

    1. a name of the male ostrich

    2. (CLBL) probably the great owl

    3. perhaps an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תַּחְמָס tachmâç, takh-mawce'; from H2554; a species of unclean bird (from its violence), perhaps an owl:—night hawk.
STRONGS H8464: Abbreviations
† תַּחְמָס noun [masculine] name of male ostrich, according to Boii.830 Thes (Thes derives from violence of this bird, compare Arabic bdb032902 violence, also ostrich; other conjectures are: owl Greek Version of the LXX Vulgate; swallow, Saad: see also Kn in Di) — mentioned as unclean Leviticus 11:16 (P) Deuteronomy 14:15.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

11:16

Deuteronomy

14:15

H8464

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8464 matches the Hebrew תַּחְמָס (taḥmās),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:16 - the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the hawk according to its kind,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:15 - the ostrich, the nighthawk, the sea gull, the hawk, after their kinds;
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