לְטָאָה

Strong’s Definition

a kind of lizard (from its covert habits)

Etymology & Derivation

from an unused root meaning to hide;

KJV Usage

lizard.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.a kind of lizard
• 2.named as being unclean
• 3.perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: lᵉṭâʼâh; Pronunciation: let-aw-aw'