Leviticus 11:18
Old Testament • 4 words with Strong's data
"And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,"
Word-by-Word Analysis
תַּנְשֶׁמֶת
tanshemeth
properly, a hard breather, i.e. the name of two unclean creatures, a lizard and abird (both perhaps from changing color through their irascibility), p...
קָאַת
qâʼath
probably the pelican (from vomiting)
רָחָם
râchâm
a kind of vulture (supposed to be tender towards its young)
נֶשֶׁר
nesher
the eagle (or other large bird of prey)
Key Terms in This Verse
תַּנְשֶׁמֶת tanshemeth
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
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