tan.she.met denotes an animal named within biblical lists of creatures.

The term occurs as the name of an animal within creature lists; the supplied translation renders its surrounding list with differing English labels, so its specific English equivalent cannot be fixed from these verses alone.

1. Animal named in creature lists · dominant

   In Deuteronomy 14:16, Leviticus 11:18, and Leviticus 11:30, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs among successive animal names. The APB renders the lists with “the chameleon” in Deuteronomy 14:16 and Leviticus 11:30, but Leviticus 11:18 is rendered “the water hen, the pelican, and the carrion vulture;”.

   Deuteronomy 14:16Leviticus 11:18Leviticus 11:30

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB includes “the chameleon” in Deuteronomy 14:16 and Leviticus 11:30, while its animal list in Leviticus 11:18 uses different labels. These renderings do not securely identify the term’s individual English equivalent in every verse.