Tanshemeth — H8580

Definition

feminine noun

properly, a hard breather, i.e. the name of two unclean creatures, a lizard and abird (both perhaps from changing color through their irascibility), probably the tree-toad and the water-hen

1. an unclean animal of some kind
1. an unclean bird
1. perhaps the ibis, water-hen, species of owl, barn owl
2. an unclean lizard
1. perhaps the chameleon
3. perhaps an extinct lizard or bird, exact meaning unknown

Usually translated as

swan, mole

Origin

from H5395

• Derived from Nâsham (H5395)

Occurrences

Tanshemeth occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Leviticus (2), Deuteronomy (1)

• Leviticus 11:18 — And the swan (הַתִּנְשֶׁ֥מֶת), and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
• Leviticus 11:30 — And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole (וְהַתִּנְשָֽׁמֶת).
• Deuteronomy 14:16 — The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan (וְהַתִּנְשָֽׁמֶת),