Lexicon
אֲנָקָה
a.na.qah
H0604
H:N-F Hebrew

gecko

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a.na.qah denotes a creature named within the animal list of Leviticus 11:30.

The single attestation uses the noun as the name of a creature within a list of reptiles and similar animals.

Senses in use

  1. A creature named in an animal list · dominant

    In Leviticus 11:30, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs as one item in a sequence of creature names. The APB renders the verse as a list including “The gecko, the reptile, the lizard, the lizard, and the chameleon,”.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Leviticus 11:30, the APB presents the verse as a list of animal names, including “The gecko.” Its exact correspondence to the Hebrew noun cannot be independently isolated.

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