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