חֹמֶט

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H2546

Transliteration: chômeṭ

Pronunciation: kho'met

Definition: snail

Original: חמט

Transliteration: chômeṭ

Phonetic: kho'met

BDB Definition:

a kind of lizard, only in list of unclean animals
1. perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown

Origin: from an unused root probably meaning, to lie low

TWOT entry: 675a