Quick Definition
bat
Strong's Definition
a bat
Derivation: of uncertain derivation;
KJV Usage: bat.
TWOT Reference: 1603
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) bat
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עֲטַלֵּף (a.tal.leph) — bat. bat
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · עטף
Birds
bat = mammal with a fur skin, and slender elongated forelegs and fingers that support a flap of skin joining its fingers to its toes, which functions as a wing and allows it to fly; they fly around at night and hang upside down from trees or overhanging rocks during the day; also found in caves, tombs, unoccupied houses, and old ruins; ◄ classified as a bird by ancient Israelites because of its ability to fly; ► unclean; ≈ associated with death, desolation, destruction, and witchcraft
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עֲטַלֵּף n.[m.] bat base