It will not do to follow Septuagint in all cases, but it is certainly safe to do so in the absence of a clear indication to the contrary. .../g/gecko.htm - 7k, Mole (2 Occurrences)... Easton's Bible Dictionary Hebrews tinshameth (Leviticus 11:30), probably signifies some species of lizard (rendered in RV, "chameleon"). The gecko lives on insects and worms, which it swallows whole. ... See FERRET;LIZARD; SPIDER. Tristram quotes Bochart as drawing an argument that leTa'ah is "gecko" from the Arabic laTa', "to cling to the ground." Sometimes identified with chameleon from its habit of inflating itself with air. Lizards are cold-blooded animals that become very active in the day by making use of the sunlight to raise their blood temperature and to be able to adapt to the environment.
(a kind of) lizard. כֹּ֖חַ is from root meaning “strength.” (See Chameleon.) 8080 . letaah. They cannot climb, but they run and burrow in the sand with remarkable rapidity. Six words in the list of unclean animals (Lev 11:29, 30) are generally thought to refer to reptiles other than snakes. Gesenius refers the word to an obsolete chamaT, "to bow down," "to lie upon the ground." On etymological grounds, koach, the King James Version "chameleon," the Revised Version (British and American) "land-crocodile," Septuagint chamaileon, has been taken to be the monitor; tsabh, the King James Version "tortoise," the Revised Version (British and American) "great lizard," Septuagint krokodeilos chersaios, to be the thorny-tailed lizard; and tinshemeth, the King James Version "mole," the Revised Version (British and American) "chameleon," Septuagint aspalax, to be the chameleon. A cold-blooded animal, with much resemblance to the serpent, but having four feet. Tristram quotes Bochart as drawing an argument that leTa'ah is "gecko" from the Arabic laTa', "to cling to the ground."
As none of the etymological arguments is very cogent, the writer can see no harm in consistently following Septuagint, understanding for, (3) krokodeilos chersaios, some large lizard, either the monitor or the thorny-tailed lizard; for, On the other hand, if etymological considerations are to be taken into account and Septuagint abandoned when it conflicts with them we might have.
The LXX. The dried body of Scincus officinalis is an important feature of the primitive oriental materia medica, and may be found in the shops (officinae) of the old-style apothecaries. stellio is interesting in that the most common large lizard in Pal. Proud member A question deep almost as the mystery of life. "Entry for 'LIZARD'". Bibliography Information It is reddish brown spotted with white. Afterward they saw a large fleet of three-mast ships, in full sail toward the Lizard Point. אֲנָקָ֥ה is elsewhere tr.
Although perfectly harmless, it is believed to be poisonous, and is much feared. renders the word by "land crocodile." Semamith (Proverbs 30:28, the King James Version "spider," the Revised Version (British and American) "lizard") is one of the "four things which are little .... but .... exceeding wise."
It is, however, neither guided in all cases by etymological considerations, nor does it follow Septuagint.As none of the etymological arguments is very cogent, the writer can see no harm in consistently following Septuagint, understanding for(1) gale, weasel or pole-cat; for(2) mus, mouse; for(3) krokodeilos chersaios, some large lizard, either the monitor or the thorny-tailed lizard; for(4) mugale, shrew or field-mouse; for(5) chamaileon, chameleon; for(6) chalabotes, gecko; for(7) saura, a Lacerta or true lizard; for(8) aspalax, mole-rat.On the other hand, if etymological considerations are to be taken into account and Septuagint abandoned when it conflicts with them we might have(1) holedh, mole-rat;(2) `akhbar, mouse;(3) tsabh, thorny-tailed lizard;(4) 'anaqah, field-mouse;(5) koach, monitor;(6) leTa'ah, gecko;(7) chomeT, skink;(8) tinshemeth, chameleon.Neither of these lists has the systematic arrangement of that of the Revised Version (British and American), but we must remember that the Biblical writers were not zoologists, as is seen in the inclusion of the bat among birds (Leviticus 11:19 Deuteronomy 14:18), and of the hare and coney among ruminants (Leviticus 11:5, 6 Deuteronomy 14:7).Alfred Ely Day, 8079. semamith -- (a kind of) lizard... 8078, 8079. semamith. Most languages commonly have at least one general name for such a group, and this is known by most people; also individual names for conspicuous or important genera or species, but these are less widely known.
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The lizard denoted by the Hebrew word is probably the fan-foot lizard (Ptyodactylus gecko) which is common in Egypt and in parts of Arabia, and perhaps is found also in Palestine. If we follow the Septuagint, therefore, we should render leTa'ah "gecko."
It is reddish brown spotted with white. It is of course untenable if 'anaqah is "gecko," but (see FERRET) the writer thinks it quite possible that 'anaqah may mean the shrew or field-mouse, which is also in agreement with Septuagint. Strong's Numbers /hebrew/604.htm - 6k, 3581. koach -- a small reptile (of unknown species)... firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard -- ability, able ... /hebrew/3581.htm - 5k, 8580. tinshemeth -- (an animal) perhaps owl, chameleon... From nasham; properly, a hard breather, ie The name of two unclean creatures, a lizard and a bird (both perhaps from changing color through their irascibility ... /hebrew/8580.htm - 6k, Mosaic Cosmogony. Noah Webster's Dictionary. 2547 . They cannot climb, but they run and burrow in the sand with remarkable rapidity. Word Origin from an unused word Definition lizard NASB Word Usage great lizard (1). It derives its name from the peculiar sound which some of the species utter. (n.) A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into one or both of the ends.
On etymological grounds, koach, the King James Version "chameleon," the Revised Version (British and American) "land-crocodile," Septuagint chamaileon, has been taken to be the monitor; tsabh, the King James Version "tortoise," the Revised Version (British and American) "great lizard," Septuagint krokodeilos chersaios, to be the thorny-tailed lizard; and tinshemeth, the King James Version "mole," the Revised Version (British and American) "chameleon," Septuagint aspalax, to be the chameleon.
It will not do to follow Septuagint in all cases, but it is certainly safe to do so in the absence of a clear indication to the contrary. .../g/gecko.htm - 7k, Mole (2 Occurrences)... Easton's Bible Dictionary Hebrews tinshameth (Leviticus 11:30), probably signifies some species of lizard (rendered in RV, "chameleon"). The gecko lives on insects and worms, which it swallows whole. ... See FERRET;LIZARD; SPIDER. Tristram quotes Bochart as drawing an argument that leTa'ah is "gecko" from the Arabic laTa', "to cling to the ground." Sometimes identified with chameleon from its habit of inflating itself with air. Lizards are cold-blooded animals that become very active in the day by making use of the sunlight to raise their blood temperature and to be able to adapt to the environment.
(a kind of) lizard. כֹּ֖חַ is from root meaning “strength.” (See Chameleon.) 8080 . letaah. They cannot climb, but they run and burrow in the sand with remarkable rapidity. Six words in the list of unclean animals (Lev 11:29, 30) are generally thought to refer to reptiles other than snakes. Gesenius refers the word to an obsolete chamaT, "to bow down," "to lie upon the ground." On etymological grounds, koach, the King James Version "chameleon," the Revised Version (British and American) "land-crocodile," Septuagint chamaileon, has been taken to be the monitor; tsabh, the King James Version "tortoise," the Revised Version (British and American) "great lizard," Septuagint krokodeilos chersaios, to be the thorny-tailed lizard; and tinshemeth, the King James Version "mole," the Revised Version (British and American) "chameleon," Septuagint aspalax, to be the chameleon. A cold-blooded animal, with much resemblance to the serpent, but having four feet. Tristram quotes Bochart as drawing an argument that leTa'ah is "gecko" from the Arabic laTa', "to cling to the ground."
As none of the etymological arguments is very cogent, the writer can see no harm in consistently following Septuagint, understanding for, (3) krokodeilos chersaios, some large lizard, either the monitor or the thorny-tailed lizard; for, On the other hand, if etymological considerations are to be taken into account and Septuagint abandoned when it conflicts with them we might have.
The LXX. The dried body of Scincus officinalis is an important feature of the primitive oriental materia medica, and may be found in the shops (officinae) of the old-style apothecaries. stellio is interesting in that the most common large lizard in Pal. Proud member A question deep almost as the mystery of life. "Entry for 'LIZARD'". Bibliography Information It is reddish brown spotted with white. Afterward they saw a large fleet of three-mast ships, in full sail toward the Lizard Point. אֲנָקָ֥ה is elsewhere tr.
Although perfectly harmless, it is believed to be poisonous, and is much feared. renders the word by "land crocodile." Semamith (Proverbs 30:28, the King James Version "spider," the Revised Version (British and American) "lizard") is one of the "four things which are little .... but .... exceeding wise."
It is, however, neither guided in all cases by etymological considerations, nor does it follow Septuagint.As none of the etymological arguments is very cogent, the writer can see no harm in consistently following Septuagint, understanding for(1) gale, weasel or pole-cat; for(2) mus, mouse; for(3) krokodeilos chersaios, some large lizard, either the monitor or the thorny-tailed lizard; for(4) mugale, shrew or field-mouse; for(5) chamaileon, chameleon; for(6) chalabotes, gecko; for(7) saura, a Lacerta or true lizard; for(8) aspalax, mole-rat.On the other hand, if etymological considerations are to be taken into account and Septuagint abandoned when it conflicts with them we might have(1) holedh, mole-rat;(2) `akhbar, mouse;(3) tsabh, thorny-tailed lizard;(4) 'anaqah, field-mouse;(5) koach, monitor;(6) leTa'ah, gecko;(7) chomeT, skink;(8) tinshemeth, chameleon.Neither of these lists has the systematic arrangement of that of the Revised Version (British and American), but we must remember that the Biblical writers were not zoologists, as is seen in the inclusion of the bat among birds (Leviticus 11:19 Deuteronomy 14:18), and of the hare and coney among ruminants (Leviticus 11:5, 6 Deuteronomy 14:7).Alfred Ely Day, 8079. semamith -- (a kind of) lizard... 8078, 8079. semamith. Most languages commonly have at least one general name for such a group, and this is known by most people; also individual names for conspicuous or important genera or species, but these are less widely known.
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The lizard denoted by the Hebrew word is probably the fan-foot lizard (Ptyodactylus gecko) which is common in Egypt and in parts of Arabia, and perhaps is found also in Palestine. If we follow the Septuagint, therefore, we should render leTa'ah "gecko."
It is reddish brown spotted with white. It is of course untenable if 'anaqah is "gecko," but (see FERRET) the writer thinks it quite possible that 'anaqah may mean the shrew or field-mouse, which is also in agreement with Septuagint. Strong's Numbers /hebrew/604.htm - 6k, 3581. koach -- a small reptile (of unknown species)... firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard -- ability, able ... /hebrew/3581.htm - 5k, 8580. tinshemeth -- (an animal) perhaps owl, chameleon... From nasham; properly, a hard breather, ie The name of two unclean creatures, a lizard and a bird (both perhaps from changing color through their irascibility ... /hebrew/8580.htm - 6k, Mosaic Cosmogony. Noah Webster's Dictionary. 2547 . They cannot climb, but they run and burrow in the sand with remarkable rapidity. Word Origin from an unused word Definition lizard NASB Word Usage great lizard (1). It derives its name from the peculiar sound which some of the species utter. (n.) A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into one or both of the ends.
On etymological grounds, koach, the King James Version "chameleon," the Revised Version (British and American) "land-crocodile," Septuagint chamaileon, has been taken to be the monitor; tsabh, the King James Version "tortoise," the Revised Version (British and American) "great lizard," Septuagint krokodeilos chersaios, to be the thorny-tailed lizard; and tinshemeth, the King James Version "mole," the Revised Version (British and American) "chameleon," Septuagint aspalax, to be the chameleon.
There is no other lizard which fits this passage as does the gecko. The translation of the Revised Version (British and American) has this to commend it, that it gives two small mammals followed by six lizards, and is therefore to that extent systematic.
If by this is meant the skink, there is no inherent improbability in the identification.We have thus more or less tentatively assigned various words of the list to the monitor, the thorny-tailed lizard, the chameleon, the gecko and the skink, but we have done nothing with the rough-tailed agama and the Lacertae, or true lizards, which are the commonest lizards of Palestine, and this fact must be reckoned against the correctness of the assignment. Hence, perhaps the Revised Version (British and American) "sand-lizard."
It will not do to follow Septuagint in all cases, but it is certainly safe to do so in the absence of a clear indication to the contrary. .../g/gecko.htm - 7k, Mole (2 Occurrences)... Easton's Bible Dictionary Hebrews tinshameth (Leviticus 11:30), probably signifies some species of lizard (rendered in RV, "chameleon"). The gecko lives on insects and worms, which it swallows whole. ... See FERRET;LIZARD; SPIDER. Tristram quotes Bochart as drawing an argument that leTa'ah is "gecko" from the Arabic laTa', "to cling to the ground." Sometimes identified with chameleon from its habit of inflating itself with air. Lizards are cold-blooded animals that become very active in the day by making use of the sunlight to raise their blood temperature and to be able to adapt to the environment.
(a kind of) lizard. כֹּ֖חַ is from root meaning “strength.” (See Chameleon.) 8080 . letaah. They cannot climb, but they run and burrow in the sand with remarkable rapidity. Six words in the list of unclean animals (Lev 11:29, 30) are generally thought to refer to reptiles other than snakes. Gesenius refers the word to an obsolete chamaT, "to bow down," "to lie upon the ground." On etymological grounds, koach, the King James Version "chameleon," the Revised Version (British and American) "land-crocodile," Septuagint chamaileon, has been taken to be the monitor; tsabh, the King James Version "tortoise," the Revised Version (British and American) "great lizard," Septuagint krokodeilos chersaios, to be the thorny-tailed lizard; and tinshemeth, the King James Version "mole," the Revised Version (British and American) "chameleon," Septuagint aspalax, to be the chameleon. A cold-blooded animal, with much resemblance to the serpent, but having four feet. Tristram quotes Bochart as drawing an argument that leTa'ah is "gecko" from the Arabic laTa', "to cling to the ground."
As none of the etymological arguments is very cogent, the writer can see no harm in consistently following Septuagint, understanding for, (3) krokodeilos chersaios, some large lizard, either the monitor or the thorny-tailed lizard; for, On the other hand, if etymological considerations are to be taken into account and Septuagint abandoned when it conflicts with them we might have.
The LXX. The dried body of Scincus officinalis is an important feature of the primitive oriental materia medica, and may be found in the shops (officinae) of the old-style apothecaries. stellio is interesting in that the most common large lizard in Pal. Proud member A question deep almost as the mystery of life. "Entry for 'LIZARD'". Bibliography Information It is reddish brown spotted with white. Afterward they saw a large fleet of three-mast ships, in full sail toward the Lizard Point. אֲנָקָ֥ה is elsewhere tr.
Although perfectly harmless, it is believed to be poisonous, and is much feared. renders the word by "land crocodile." Semamith (Proverbs 30:28, the King James Version "spider," the Revised Version (British and American) "lizard") is one of the "four things which are little .... but .... exceeding wise."
It is, however, neither guided in all cases by etymological considerations, nor does it follow Septuagint.As none of the etymological arguments is very cogent, the writer can see no harm in consistently following Septuagint, understanding for(1) gale, weasel or pole-cat; for(2) mus, mouse; for(3) krokodeilos chersaios, some large lizard, either the monitor or the thorny-tailed lizard; for(4) mugale, shrew or field-mouse; for(5) chamaileon, chameleon; for(6) chalabotes, gecko; for(7) saura, a Lacerta or true lizard; for(8) aspalax, mole-rat.On the other hand, if etymological considerations are to be taken into account and Septuagint abandoned when it conflicts with them we might have(1) holedh, mole-rat;(2) `akhbar, mouse;(3) tsabh, thorny-tailed lizard;(4) 'anaqah, field-mouse;(5) koach, monitor;(6) leTa'ah, gecko;(7) chomeT, skink;(8) tinshemeth, chameleon.Neither of these lists has the systematic arrangement of that of the Revised Version (British and American), but we must remember that the Biblical writers were not zoologists, as is seen in the inclusion of the bat among birds (Leviticus 11:19 Deuteronomy 14:18), and of the hare and coney among ruminants (Leviticus 11:5, 6 Deuteronomy 14:7).Alfred Ely Day, 8079. semamith -- (a kind of) lizard... 8078, 8079. semamith. Most languages commonly have at least one general name for such a group, and this is known by most people; also individual names for conspicuous or important genera or species, but these are less widely known.
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The lizard denoted by the Hebrew word is probably the fan-foot lizard (Ptyodactylus gecko) which is common in Egypt and in parts of Arabia, and perhaps is found also in Palestine. If we follow the Septuagint, therefore, we should render leTa'ah "gecko."
It is reddish brown spotted with white. It is of course untenable if 'anaqah is "gecko," but (see FERRET) the writer thinks it quite possible that 'anaqah may mean the shrew or field-mouse, which is also in agreement with Septuagint. Strong's Numbers /hebrew/604.htm - 6k, 3581. koach -- a small reptile (of unknown species)... firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard -- ability, able ... /hebrew/3581.htm - 5k, 8580. tinshemeth -- (an animal) perhaps owl, chameleon... From nasham; properly, a hard breather, ie The name of two unclean creatures, a lizard and a bird (both perhaps from changing color through their irascibility ... /hebrew/8580.htm - 6k, Mosaic Cosmogony. Noah Webster's Dictionary. 2547 . They cannot climb, but they run and burrow in the sand with remarkable rapidity. Word Origin from an unused word Definition lizard NASB Word Usage great lizard (1). It derives its name from the peculiar sound which some of the species utter. (n.) A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into one or both of the ends.
On etymological grounds, koach, the King James Version "chameleon," the Revised Version (British and American) "land-crocodile," Septuagint chamaileon, has been taken to be the monitor; tsabh, the King James Version "tortoise," the Revised Version (British and American) "great lizard," Septuagint krokodeilos chersaios, to be the thorny-tailed lizard; and tinshemeth, the King James Version "mole," the Revised Version (British and American) "chameleon," Septuagint aspalax, to be the chameleon.
