Lectionary Calendar
Saturday, September 21st, 2024
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
advertisement
advertisement
advertisement
Attention!
Take your personal ministry to the Next Level by helping StudyLight build churches and supporting pastors in Uganda.
Click here to join the effort!
Click here to join the effort!
Bible Dictionaries
Lizard
Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects
or Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
Credit: Guy Haimovitch
License: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Credit URL: https://www.flickr.com...
Comments:
(Agama stellio) ×ר××× ×צ×× - tanning on a branch
Very common israeli lizard I found on the beach. there is a trick that you can turn them over and pet their bellys and they fall asleep. just gotta love'em. they're called "Hardon" in hebrew.
Credit: Greg Schechter from San Francisco, USA
License: CC BY 2.0
Credit URL: https://commons.wikimedia.org...
Comments: Lizard. Israel
Lizard — Immense is the number of these reptiles in Israel; no less than 44 species are found there, Among those mentioned in the Bible we may cite:
- The Letã'ah - Strongs: H3911 (Lev 11:30), general name of the lizard, applied especially to the common lizard, the green lizard, the blindworm, etc.;
- the chõmét - Strongs: H2546 (Lev 11:30), or sand lizard;
- the çãb - Strongs: H6632 (Lev 11:29), or dább of the Arabs (Uromastix spinipes);
- the kõâh - Strongs: H3581 (Lev 11:30), the divers kinds of monitor (psammosaurus scincus, hydrosaurus niloticus, etc.);
- the 'anãqah - Strongs: H604 (Lev 11:30) or gecko;
- the semãmîth - Strongs: H8079 (Pro 30:28) or stellio.
Verses:
- Leviticus 11:29
- Leviticus 11:30
- Proverbs 30:28
Copyright Statement
These files are public domain.
These files are public domain.
Bibliography Information
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/apo/l/lizard.html. 2024.
Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/apo/l/lizard.html. 2024.
.jpg){kind=link}