שְׂמָמִית

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H8079

Transliteration: sᵉmâmîyth

Pronunciation: sem-aw-meeth'

Definition: spider

שְׂמָמִית‎ (sᵉmâmîyth | sem-aw-meeth')

[Heb] שְׂמָמִית‎ OSHL: u.bo.ag TWOT: 2271 GK: H8532" class="dictionary-topic-link">H8532

Derivation: probably from שָׁמֵם‎ (in the sense of poisoning);
Strong's: a lizard (from the superstition of its noxiousness)
KJV: spider.