a.tal.leph denotes the creature named in two catalog-like clauses and in Isaiah’s setting for discarded idols.

The term names a creature in the catalog-like clauses of Deuteronomy 14:18 and Leviticus 11:19; Isaiah 2:20 uses its plural form in the destination described for cast-off idols.

1. Creature named in catalog-like clauses · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 14:18 and Leviticus 11:19, the singular absolute form occurs at the end of clauses that also name the stork, heron, and hoopoe; in both verses the APB ends the clause with “and the bat.” Isaiah 2:20 has the plural absolute form in the phrase describing where idols are cast away; the APB renders “to the digging places of moles and to bats.”

   Deuteronomy 14:18Leviticus 11:19Isaiah 2:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “the bat” in Deuteronomy 14:18 and Leviticus 11:19, and “bats” in Isaiah 2:20. These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.