H2546: חֹמֶט
chômeṭ · pronounced kho'met · “lizard”
Definition
a lizard (as creeping)
KJV translates it as: snail.
Word origin: from an unused root probably meaning, to lie low;
Extended definition
1) a kind of lizard, only in list of unclean animals
1a) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown
1a) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H2546 is translated
- skink ×1
Bible verses with H2546 (chômeṭ)
Chômeṭ appears in 1 verse.
- Leviticus 11:30
And the ferret, and the chameleon, and the lizard, and the snail, and the mole.