תֻּכִּי (tukkī) — vervet monkey

Form 1

Part of speech: nsm

Sense 1: vervet monkey

Semantic domains: Wild Animals (001001002001001)

Core domains: Animal (010)

Definition: = relatively small, long-tailed monkey, which have gray fur with a greenish or bluish tinge; the skin on their eyelids and the genitals of the males is also greenish or bluish; mainly vegetarian, eating fruit and young leaves with occasional insects and spiders; spend most of their time in trees, but they also forage for grass seeds and fallen fruit on the ground; ◄ |iguenon|i*; ► kept as pets; brought to Israel from Tarsis

Further resources: Fauna:2.3.2

Synonyms: קֹוף

Show passage in OET: KI1 10:22

OET-RV KI1 10:22

22 because the king had a fleet of ships that joined King Hiram’s fleet. Every three years the fleet would return bringing gold and silver, ivory, monkeys and baboons.

OET-LV KI1 10:22

22 If/because the _ship[s]_of Tarshiysh to/for_the _king on_sea with the _ship[s]_of Ḩīrām one_time to_three years it _came the _ship[s]_of Tarshiysh carrying _of (of)_gold and_silver ivori(es) and_monkeys and_peacocks.

Show passage in OET: CH2 9:21

OET-RV CH2 9:21

21 because the king’s ships went to Tarshish with Huram’s servants. Every three years the fleet would bring back gold, silver, ivory, and apes and baboons,

OET-LV CH2 9:21

21 If/because ships to/for_the _king were_going Tarshiysh with the _servants _of Ḩūrām one_time to_three years they _came the _ships _of Tarshiysh carrying gold and_silver ivori(es) and_monkeys and_peacocks.

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UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

תֻּכִּי

Form 1

Sense 1: vervet monkey