Strong's Hebrew #8580 - תַּנְשֶׁמֶת tinshemeth ((an animal) perhaps owl)

mole, swan

From nasham; properly, a hard breather, i.e. The name of two unclean creatures, a lizard and a bird (both perhaps from changing color through their irascibility), probably the tree-toad and the water-hen -- mole, swan.

see HEBREW nasham

1) an unclean animal of some kind
1a) an unclean bird
1a1) perhaps the ibis, water-hen, species of owl, barn owl
1b) an unclean lizard
1b1) perhaps the chameleon
1c) perhaps an extinct lizard or bird, exact meaning unknown
Part of Speech: noun feminine
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: from H5395
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1433b

תִּנְשֶׁ֫מֶת noun feminine an animal; — ׳ת Leviticus 11:18, תִּנְשָּׁ֑מֶת Leviticus 11:30; Deuteronomy 14:16: —

1 unclean bird, the ibis, water-hen, ᵐ5. πορφυρίων, (accusative Tristr^{NHB 249}); or species of owl (Di Bu SS); pelican (Ges): Leviticus 11:18 = Deuteronomy 14:16.

2 unclean שֶׁרֶץ Leviticus 11:30, lizard (Saad Tristr^{NHB 120}), or chameleon (Bo^{Hieroz. i. 1078 ff.; ed. Rosenm. ii. 503 ff.}), so most; (deriving name from alleged living on air, Plin^{NH viii. 51}; but this not applicable to 1; compare Lag^{BN 130 f.}).

Strong's Hebrew: 8580. תִּנְשָׁ֫מֶת (tinshemeth) — 3 Occurrences

Leviticus 11:18
HEB: וְאֶת־ הַתִּנְשֶׁ֥מֶת וְאֶת־ הַקָּאָ֖ת
NAS: and the white owl and the pelican
KJV: And the swan, and the pelican,
INT: and the white and the pelican and the carrion

Leviticus 11:30
HEB: וְהַלְּטָאָ֑ה וְהַחֹ֖מֶט וְהַתִּנְשָֽׁמֶת׃
NAS: and the sand reptile, and the chameleon.
KJV: and the snail, and the mole.
INT: and the lizard and the sand and the chameleon

Deuteronomy 14:16
HEB: וְאֶת־ הַיַּנְשׁ֖וּף וְהַתִּנְשָֽׁמֶת׃
NAS: the great owl, the white owl,
KJV: and the great owl, and the swan,
INT: the little the great the white