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Lexicon :: Strong's H8580 - tinšemeṯ

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תִּנְשֶׁמֶת
Transliteration
tinšemeṯ
Pronunciation
tan-sheh'-meth
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1433b

Strong’s Definitions

תַּנְשֶׁמֶת tanshemeth, tan-sheh'-meth; from H5395; properly, a hard breather, i.e. 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:—mole, swan.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H8580 in the following manner: swan (2x), mole (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H8580 in the following manner: swan (2x), mole (1x).

  1. an unclean animal of some kind

    1. an unclean bird

      1. perhaps the ibis, water-hen, species of owl, barn owl

    2. an unclean lizard

      1. perhaps the chameleon

    3. perhaps an extinct lizard or bird, exact meaning unknown

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
תַּנְשֶׁמֶת tanshemeth, tan-sheh'-meth; from H5395; properly, a hard breather, i.e. 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:—mole, swan.
STRONGS H8580: Abbreviations
† תִּנְשֶׁ֫מֶת noun feminine an animal; — ת׳ Leviticus 11:18, תִּנְשָּׁ֑מֶת Leviticus 11:30; Deuteronomy 14:16: —
1. unclean bird, the ibis, water-hen, Greek Version of the LXX. πορφυρίων, (accusative TristrNHB 249); or species of owl (Di Bu SS); pelican (Ges): Leviticus 11:18 = Deuteronomy 14:16.
2. unclean שֶׁרֶץ Leviticus 11:30, lizard (Saad TristrNHB 120), or chameleon (BoHieroz. i. 1078 ff.; ed. Rosenm. ii. 503 ff.), so most; (deriving name from alleged living on air, PlinNH viii. 51; but this not applicable to 1; compare LagBN 130 f.).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

11:18; 11:18; 11:30; 11:30

Deuteronomy

14:16; 14:16

H8580

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H8580 matches the Hebrew תִּנְשֶׁמֶת (tinšemeṯ),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:18 - the barn owl, the tawny owl, the carrion vulture,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 11:30

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 11:30 - the gecko, the monitor lizard, the lizard, the sand lizard, and the chameleon.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 14:16 - the little owl and the short-eared owl, the barn owl
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