H8079: שְׂמָמִית
sᵉmâmîyth · pronounced sem-aw-meeth' · “lizard”
Definition
a lizard (from the superstition of its noxiousness)
KJV translates it as: spider.
Word origin: probably from H8074 (שָׁמֵם) (in the sense of poisoning);
Extended definition
a kind of lizard
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H8079 is translated
- a lizard ×1
Bible verses with H8079 (sᵉmâmîyth)
Sᵉmâmîyth appears in 1 verse.
- Proverbs 30:28
The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings’ palaces.