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Tuesday, November 4th, 2025
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #5847 - עֲטַלֵּף

Transliteration

ʻăṭallêph

Phonetics

at-al-lafe'

Origin

of uncertain derivation

Parts of Speech

masculine noun

TWOT

1603

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (3)

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Isaiah 1

BSB (3)

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Isaiah 1

CSB (3)

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Isaiah 1

ESV (3)

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Isaiah 1

KJV (3)

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Isaiah 1

LEB (3)

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Isaiah 1

LSB (3)

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Isaiah 1

N95 (3)

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Isaiah 1

NAS (3)

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Isaiah 1

NLT (0)

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (3)

Leviticus 1

Deuteronomy 1

Isaiah 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

3042) p l u o (אהתהלפ AhThLP) AC: ? CO: Bat AB: ?

N^m ) p l u o (אהתהלפ AhThLP) - Bat: KJV (3): bat - Strongs: H5847 (עֲטַלֵּף)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

עֲטַלֵּף noun [masculine] bat (quadriliteral, Ges^{§ 85w} Sta^{§ 243,8}; Late Hebrew id.; Phoenician οθολαβαδ Ges^{Mon. Phoenician 391}; Lewy^{Fremdw. 17} compare ἀττέλεβος, name of a locust in North Africa Herod^{iv. 172}); — ׳ע absolute Leviticus 11:19 (H), = Deuteronomy 14:18 (unclean creature); plural עֲטַלֵּפִים Isaiah 2:20.

עטן (√ of following; Late Hebrew עָמַן put olives into vat or press, or in vessel; Arabic put skin into tan).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

עֲטַלֵּף m. a bat, Leviticus 11:19, Isaiah 2:20, comp. of עטל, compared with the Arab. غطل to be dark, and עֵף flying, ע being elided.

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List of Word Forms

הָעֲטַלֵּֽף׃ העטלף׃ וְהָעֲטַלֵּֽף׃ וְלָעֲטַלֵּפִֽים׃ והעטלף׃ ולעטלפים׃ hā‘ăṭallêp̄ hā·‘ă·ṭal·lêp̄ haatalLef vehaatalLef velaatalleFim wə·hā·‘ă·ṭal·lêp̄ wə·lā·‘ă·ṭal·lê·p̄îm wəhā‘ăṭallêp̄ wəlā‘ăṭallêp̄îm