Strong's H8580 (Hebrew)[edit | edit source]

Lemma: תַּנְשֶׁמֶת (tanshemeth)

Pronunciation: tan-sheh'-meth

POS: tan-sheh'-meth Morph: n-f

Exegesis: from ;

Definition: from נָשַׁם; 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; mole, swan.

KJV Usage: mole, swan.

Senses[edit | edit source]

• 1. 1) an unclean animal of some kind
• 2. 1a) an unclean bird
• 3. 1a1) perhaps the ibis, water-hen, species of owl, barn owl
• 4. 1b) an unclean lizard
• 5. 1b1) perhaps the chameleon
• 6. 1c) perhaps an extinct lizard or bird, exact meaning unknown

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