Lexicon semamith: (a kind of) lizard Original Word: שְׂמָמִיתPart of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: semamith Phonetic Spelling: (sem-aw-meeth') Short Definition: lizard NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originof uncertain derivation Definition(a kind of) lizard NASB Translationlizard (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs שְׂמָמִית noun feminine a kind of lizard (so ᵐ5 ᵑ9 ᵑ7Leviticus 11:30 compare Str Pr (also on שׂ > שׁ)); — absolute ׳שׂ Proverbs 30:28 (compare Shipley-Cook Ency. Bib. LIZARD). שׂמר (apparently √ of following; meaning dubious).
Strong's spider Probably from shamem (in the sense of poisoning); a lizard (from the superstition of its noxiousness) -- spider. see HEBREW shamem |
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