תִּנְשֶׁ֫מֶת
tan.she.metchameleonHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine3 occurrences2 books3 verses
Definition
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
Traditional renderings: mole, swan.
Traditional renderings: mole, swan.
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Leviticus 11:18הַתִּנְשֶׁ֥מֶת · the white owl…the white owl, the desert owl, the osprey,
- Leviticus 11:30וְהַתִּנְשָֽׁמֶת׃ · and the chameleon…the gecko, the monitor lizard, the common lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.
- Deuteronomy 14:16וְהַתִּנְשָֽׁמֶת׃ · the white owl…the little owl, the great owl, the white owl,