תִּנְשֶׁ֫מֶת
tan.she.metNoun (Feminine)H8580
chameleon
From: from H5395 (נָשַׁם);
Short Definition
properly, a hard breather, i.e. the name of two unclean creatures, a lizard and abird (both perhaps from changing color through their irascibility), probably the tree-toad and the water-hen
Full Lexicon Entry
- an unclean animal of some kind 1a) an unclean bird 1a1) perhaps the ibis, water-hen, species of owl, barn owl 1b) an unclean lizard 1b1) perhaps the chameleon 1c) perhaps an extinct lizard or bird, exact meaning unknown
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)
Morphology H:N-F
DescriptionH:N-F
Occurrences
3 timesAppears 3 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:
Leviticus
2
Deuteronomy
1
Key Passages
- Deuteronomy 14:16
- Leviticus 11:18
- Leviticus 11:30
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