HebrewH2546Noun (Masculine)

חֹ֫מֶט

cho.met

1Occurrences
H2546Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a lizard (as creeping)

from an unused root probably meaning, to lie low;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. a kind of lizard, only in list of unclean animals 1a) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

H:N-M

Full Description

H:N-M

Occurrences

חֹ֫מֶט appears 1 time in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Leviticus
1

Key Passages

Leviticus 11:30BSB

the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.

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