Tachmâç — H8464

Definition

masculine noun

a species of unclean bird (from its violence), perhaps an owl

1. a ceremonially unclean bird
1. a name of the male ostrich
2. (CLBL) probably the great owl
3. perhaps an extinct bird, exact meaning unknown

Usually translated as

night hawk

Origin

from H2554

• Derived from Châmaç (H2554)

Occurrences

Tachmâç occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Leviticus (1), Deuteronomy (1)

• Leviticus 11:16 — And the owl, and the night hawk (הַתַּחְמָ֖ס), and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,
• Deuteronomy 14:15 — And the owl, and the night hawk (הַתַּחְמָ֖ס), and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,