What does לְטָאָה mean in the Bible?
לְטָאָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a kind of lizard (from its covert habits)".
Hebrew · H3911
לְטָאָה
A kind of lizard (from its covert habits)
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לְטָאָה H3911
What does לְטָאָה mean in the Bible?
לְטָאָה is a Hebrew word meaning "a kind of lizard (from its covert habits)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3911?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include the common lizard (1).
Where does לְטָאָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 11:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It the common lizard 1× Leviticus 11:30
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First aligned row Leviticus 11:30
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Leviticus 1
Source forms
וְהַלְּטָאָ֑ה 1x wə·hal·lə·ṭā·’āh Leviticus 11:30
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 11:30
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a kind of lizard (from its covert habits)
Source Gloss
a kind of lizard (from its covert habits)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a kind of lizard (from its covert habits) BDB: lizard Usage: lizard.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain