tanshemeth <08580>
tmvnt tanshemeth
Pronunciation: | tan-sheh'-meth |
Origin: | from 05395 |
Reference: | TWOT - 1433b |
PrtSpch: | noun feminime |
In Hebrew: | tmsnthw 2, tmsnth 1 |
In NET: | white owl 2, chameleon 1 |
In AV: | swan 2, mole 1 |
Count: | 3 |
Definition: | 1) 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 from 5395; 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. see HEBREW for 05395 |
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