Hyrax

H8227
Hebrew
UBS
שָׁפָן
shâphânshaw-fawn'

Definition

= Syrian Rock Hyrax; animal with small round ears, no visible tail, and short legs, lives on leaves and herbs; two of their front teeth develop into small tusks; can run up almost vertical rock faces and climb trees with ease; ◄ procavia capensis syriaca; ► unclean animal; ≈ associated with small size and wisdom

Semantic Domains

Wild Animals
Names of People

Etymology

from H8226 (שָׂפַן);

KJV Translations

coney

Occurrences28
Frequency Rank#1082

Verse Usage

This word appears 28 times in the Bible. Verse examples coming soon.