✡ Hebrew · Strong's H8464
H8464
תַּחְמָס
tachmâç
[takh-mawce']
Noun
Core meaninga species of unclean bird (from its violence)
Lexical Definition
Strong's Hebrew H8464
a species of unclean bird (from its violence), perhaps an owl
KJV usage: night hawk.
Etymology: from 2554 ;
Brown–Driver–Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
. Usage: night hawk. night hawk.
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