1. תַּחְמָס
male ostrich
The corpus record — Hebrew
הַתַּחְמָ֖ס
tachmac · n.[m.]
male ostrich
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Distribution
- Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) 2 · 0.07/10k
Senses
2. תַּחְמָס
a species of unclean bird (from its violence), perhaps an owl
Attestations
- הַ/תַּחְמָ֖ס Leviticus 11:16 (BHS)
- הַ/תַּחְמָ֖ס Deuteronomy 14:15 (BHS)
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