King James Version

Leviticus 11:30

And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.

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וְהָאֲנָקָ֥הvehaanaqahand the ferretאֲנָקָהconjunction, definite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and the ferret”, the ordinary formH604some kind of lizard, probably the gecko (from its wail)ferret.וְהַכֹּ֖חַvehakochaand the forceכֹּחַconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the force”, the ordinary formH3581vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizardability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.וְהַלְּטָאָ֑הvehaltaahand the lizardלְטָאָהconjunction, definite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and the lizard”, the ordinary formH3911a kind of lizard (from its covert habits)lizard.וְהַחֹ֖מֶטvehachometand the snailחֹמֶטconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the snail”, the ordinary formH2546a lizard (as creeping)snail.וְהַתִּנְשָֽׁמֶתvehatinshametand the moleתַּנְשֶׁמֶתconjunction, definite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and the mole”, the ordinary formH8580properly, a hard breather, i.e. the name of two unclean creatures, a lizard and abird (both perhaps from changing color through their irascibility), probably the tree-toad and the water-henmole, swan.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and the gecko, and the land-crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand-lizard, and the chameleon.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and the gecko, and the land-crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand-lizard, and the chameleon.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole;

World English Bible

the gecko, and the monitor lizard, the wall lizard, the skink, and the chameleon.

Darby Translation

and the groaning lizard, and the great red lizard, and the climbing lizard, and the chomet, and the chameleon.

Douay-Rheims

The shrew, and the chameleon, and the stello, and the lizard, and the mole:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and the gecko, and the land-crocodile, and the lizard, and the sand-lizard, and the chameleon.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

the ferret, and the chameleon, and the evet, and the newt, and the mole.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

μυγάλη, καὶ χαμαιλέων, καὶ χαλαβώτης, καὶ σαῦρα, καὶ ἀσπάλαξ.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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