Strong's Definition
from an unused root meaning to hide; a kind of lizard (from its covert habits)
KJV Usage: lizard
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
לְטָאָה (le.ta.ah) — lizard. 1) a kind of lizard 1a) named as being unclean 1b) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning is unknown
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f
Small Animals
lacertid lizard = relatively small type of lizard, with a length of about 15–20 cm; has a shiny, smooth, and colored skin; it feeds on insects and is found in orchards and woods;◄ |iLacerta trilineata|i*; ► unclean animal and therefore not to be eaten
Small Animals
agama lizard = relatively large type of lizard, with a length of about 50–60 cm; of a dull gray color, except for the mating season, when the male develops bright colors; its tail is long and stiff and is raised when it runs; it is know for bobbing its head and doing "push-ups" with its front legs; feeds on insects and smaller lizards; ◄ |iagama stellio|i*, found in houses and on walls and rocks; ► unclean animal
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
לְטָאָה n.f. a kind of lizard;—named as unclean Lv 11:30 ref
