Strong's H8580 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: תַּנְשֶׁמֶת (tanshemeth)

Pronunciation: tan-sheh'-meth

Morphology: n-f

Derivation: from נָשַׁם (nâsham) H5395

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

KJV Renderings: mole, swan

Senses

1. an unclean animal of some kind
   1. an unclean bird
      1. perhaps the ibis, water-hen, species of owl, barn owl
   2. an unclean lizard
      1. perhaps the chameleon
   3. perhaps an extinct lizard or bird, exact meaning unknown

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