H3581a H3581a
a reptile, possibly land crocodile or large lizard; unclean creature
This noun appears once in Leviticus 11:30 within the list of prohibited swarming creatures. Rabbinic and ancient versions diverge on identification: the Septuagint and Vulgate suggest chameleon, while modern scholars debate between monitor lizard, skink, or even a type of land crocodile (not the Nile species but a smaller reptile). The uncertainty reflects the challenge of matching ancient taxonomy to modern categories. What's clear: this was a reptile forbidden for consumption, grouped with other lizards and crawling creatures in Levitical purity law.
Sentidos
1. sense 1 — Leviticus 11:30 lists this creature among ritually unclean swarming things. Specific identification remains uncertain: Spanish 'camaleón' (chameleon), English 'land-crocodile,' German 'Land-crocodile,' French 'pays-crocodile.' Ancient versions also varied. The conjunction 'and' prefix indicates it appears in a series of prohibited reptiles. BDB notes scholarly debate (Driver and others) but no consensus. Whatever the exact species, it was a terrestrial reptile forbidden under Levitical dietary law. 1×
AR["وَ-الْوَرَلُ"]·ben["এবং-গোধা"]·DE["und-der-Land-crocodile"]·EN["and-the-land-crocodile"]·FR["et-le-pays-crocodile"]·heb["ו-ה-והכח"]·HI["और-भूमि मगरमच्छ"]·ID["dan-biawak-gurun"]·IT["e-il-terra-crocodile"]·jav["lan-biawak"]·KO["그리고-그-카멜레온과"]·PT["e-o-camaleão"]·RU["и-варан"]·ES["y-el-camaleón"]·SW["na-kinyonga"]·TR["ve-bukalemun"]·urd["اور-گرگٹ"]
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Referencia BDB / Léxico
† I. כֹּחַ n.[m.] a small reptile, prob. a kind of lizard, in list of unclean creeping things Lv 11:30; 𝔊 𝔙 AV chameleon; on various opinions v. Di.