שממית

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Hebrew

Root
שׂ־מ־ם (s-m-m)

Noun

שְׂמָמִית • (smamít) f (plural indefinite שממיות, singular construct שממיות־)

  1. (Modern Israeli Hebrew) gecko (any lizard of the family Gekkonidae)
  2. (Biblical Hebrew, hapax) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
    • Tanach, Proverbs 30:28:
      שְׂמָמִית בְּיָדַיִם תְּתַפֵּשׂ וְהִיא בְּהֵיכְלֵי מֶלֶךְ׃
      The smamít with hands , yet it is in palaces of kings.
    1. (most likely) A lizard, possibly a gecko or stellion.[1]
    2. A spider.[2][3]
    3. (doubtful) A humanlike animal (monkey or ape).[4]
    4. (doubtful) A swallow.

Usage notes

For discussion of the biblical meaning, see Delitzsch and Forti.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Septuagint, 300–200 BC, Proverbs 30:28
  2. ^ Rashi (c. 1100) Rashi on Sanhedrin (in Hebrew), 103b:10
  3. ^ The Holy Bible,  (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , 1611, →OCLC, Proverbs 30:28.
  4. ^ Moses Kimchi [historically attributed to Abraham ibn Ezra] (c. 1160) Ibn Ezra on Proverbs (in Hebrew), 30:28

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