What does תַּנְשֶׁמֶת mean in the Bible?
e. the name of two unclean creatures, a lizard and a bird (both perhaps from changing color through their irascibility), probably the tree-toad and the water-hen".
Hebrew · H8580
תַּנְשֶׁמֶת
Properly, a hard breather , i.e. the name of two unclean creatures, a lizard and a bird (both perhaps from changing color through their irascibility), probably the tree-toad and the water-hen
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תַּנְשֶׁמֶת H8580
What does תַּנְשֶׁמֶת mean in the Bible?
תַּנְשֶׁמֶת is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, a hard breather , i.e. the name of two unclean creatures, a lizard and a bird (both perhaps from changing color through their irascibility), probably the tree-toad and the water-hen".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H8580?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the white owl (2), and the chameleon (1).
Where does תַּנְשֶׁמֶת appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 11:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (2), Deuteronomy (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 white owl 2× Leviticus 11:18, Deuteronomy 14:16
and the chameleon 1× Leviticus 11:30
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Leviticus 11:18
Aligned rows 3
Books represented 2
Leviticus 2 Deuteronomy 1
Source forms
וְהַתִּנְשָֽׁמֶת׃ 2x wə·hat·tin·šā·meṯ Leviticus 11:30, Deuteronomy 14:16
הַתִּנְשֶׁ֥מֶת 1x hat·tin·še·meṯ Leviticus 11:18
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular 2x Leviticus 11:30, Deuteronomy 14:16
Article | Noun - feminine singular 1x Leviticus 11:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, a hard breather , i.e. the name of two unclean creatures, a lizard and a bird (both perhaps from changing color through their irascibility), probably the tree-toad and the water-hen
Source Gloss
properly, a hard breather , i.e. the name of two unclean creatures, a lizard and a bird (both perhaps from changing color through their irascibility), probably the tree-toad and the water-hen
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, a hard breather, i.e. the name of two unclean creatures, a lizard and a bird (both perhaps from changing color through their irascibility), probably the tree-toad and the water-hen BDB: ibis Usage: mole, swan.
Word Origins
תַּנְשֶׁמֶת is built from this root:
נָשַׁם H5395
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