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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - תַּנְשֶׁמֶת
תַּנְשֶׁמֶת
H8580
Transliteration: tanshemeth
Pronunciation: tan-sheh'-meth
Definition: mole
Original: תּנשׁמת Transliteration: tanshemeth Phonetic: tan-sheh'-meth
BDB Definition:
- an unclean animal of some kind
- an unclean bird
- perhaps the ibis, water-hen, species of owl, barn owl
- an unclean lizard
- perhaps the chameleon
- perhaps an extinct lizard or bird, exact meaning unknown
- an unclean bird