Quick Definition
gecko
Strong's Definition
some kind of lizard, probably the gecko (from its wail)
Derivation: the same as H603 (אֲנָקָה);
KJV Usage: ferret.
TWOT Reference: 134b
Outline of Biblical Usage
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
אֲנָקָה (a.na.qah) — gecko. 1) an unclean animal, ferret, shrewmouse, gecko 1a) perhaps an extinct animal, exact meaning unknown
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun f · אנק
Sounds | ≈ בְּכִי
sighing, groaning, moaning = act by which humans make a deep inarticulate sound ◄ caused by pain, grief, or severe suffering
PSA 12:6 · PSA 79:11 · PSA 102:21 · MAL 2:13
noun f · אנק
Small Animals | ≈ שְׂמָמִית
gecko = small type of lizard with pads at the end of its toes with small hairs, enabling it to walk upside down on ceilings and overhangs; only type of lizard that produces sound; feeds on insects; ◄ |iHemidactylus turcicus|i*; some varieties of geckos are often found inside buildings; ► unclean animal and therefore not to be eaten
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
אֲנָקָה n.f. ferret, or shrew-mouse, unclean animal Lv 11:30 ref