H8464

H8464 — תַּחמָס

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewtachmacnoun mascOccurrences: 2TWOT: 678b

Definition / Gloss

tachmac (takh-mawce') n-m. 1. a species of unclean bird (from its violence), perhaps an owl [from H2554] KJV: night hawk. Root(s): H2554

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H2554

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TWOT: 678b

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night hawk.

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תַּחְמָס noun [masculine] name of male ostrich, according to Bo^ii.830 Thes (Thes derives from violence of this bird, compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 1809] violence, also ostrich; other conjectures are: owl ᵐ5 ᵑ9 ; swallow, Saad : see also Kn in Di) — mentioned as unclean Lev 11:16 ( P ) Deut 14:15 .