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UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

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תַּחְמָס

Strong’s: H8464

Associated OET lemmas: תַּחְמָס

Notes: Passages: OET LEV 11:16 · OET DEU 14:15
RSV NJPS NRSV "nighthawk" = [b]; NIV NJB "screech owl"; REB "short-eared owl" = [a]

Authors: Reinier de Blois

Form 1

Part of speech: nsm

Sense 1: short-eared owl

Semantic domains: Birds (001001002001005)

Core domains: Animal (010)

Definition: exact meaning unknown; possibly: = type of owl, medium-sized and with a brown color, but with a paler face and ear tufts that are not very prominent; it makes a strange sound like an animal or a person snoring; it lives in grassland and semi desert regions; ◄ Asio flammeus; ► unclean and therefore not to be eaten

Further resources: Fauna:3.17.7

Show passage in OET: LEV 11:16

OET-RV LEV 11:16

16 any kind of owl, gull, or hawk,

OET-LV LEV 11:16

16 And_DOM the_daughter_of the_ostrich and_DOM the_screech_owl and_DOM the_gull and_DOM the_falcon to_his/its_kind.
Show passage in OET: DEU 14:15

OET-RV DEU 14:15

15 ostriches, owls, seagulls, any kind of hawk,

OET-LV DEU 14:15

15 And_DOM the_daughter_of the_ostrich and_DOM the_screech_owl and_DOM the_gull and_DOM the_falcon to_his/its_kind.

Jump to OET LEV 11:16 section.

Jump to OET DEU 14:15 section.

Sense 2: nightjar, nighthawk

Semantic domains: Birds (001001002001005)

Core domains: Animal (010)

Definition: exact meaning unknown; possibly: = speckled brown bird that is about 15 centimeters (6 inches) long, with a short beak that can open very wide; it flies by night and feeds on flying insects; during the day they roost on the ground or on thick branches; their presence in an area is known from their calls at night; ◄ Caprimulgus nubicus or Caprimulgus europaeus; ► unclean and therefore not to be eaten

Further resources: Fauna:3.17.7

Show passage in OET: LEV 11:16

OET-RV LEV 11:16

16 any kind of owl, gull, or hawk,

OET-LV LEV 11:16

16 And_DOM the_daughter_of the_ostrich and_DOM the_screech_owl and_DOM the_gull and_DOM the_falcon to_his/its_kind.
Show passage in OET: DEU 14:15

OET-RV DEU 14:15

15 ostriches, owls, seagulls, any kind of hawk,

OET-LV DEU 14:15

15 And_DOM the_daughter_of the_ostrich and_DOM the_screech_owl and_DOM the_gull and_DOM the_falcon to_his/its_kind.

Jump to OET LEV 11:16 section.

Jump to OET DEU 14:15 section.