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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

An unclean beast. Same as our bat (Lev. 11:19¹⁹And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. (Leviticus 11:19); Deut. 14:18¹⁸And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. (Deuteronomy 14:18); Isa. 2:20²⁰In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; (Isaiah 2:20)).

Concise Bible Dictionary:

The atalleph, νυκτερίς, “night bird,” is the animal well known as the bat: it was in the law forbidden to be eaten (Lev. 11:19¹⁹And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. (Leviticus 11:19); Deut. 14:18¹⁸And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and the bat. (Deuteronomy 14:18)).

There are several species found in Palestine: they inhabit the tombs and caves, and are familiar with darkness. Where there are many the effluvium from them is very noisome. Their habitation becomes a fit emblem of darkness and offensiveness, a place to which men will cast their idols of gold and silver when Jehovah arises to deal with the earth (Isa. 2:20²⁰In that day a man shall cast his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which they made each one for himself to worship, to the moles and to the bats; (Isaiah 2:20)).

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Egyptian Fruitbat

Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:

Number:

5847 (find all occurrences in KJV Bible)

Transliteration:

`atalleph

Phonic:

at-al-lafe’

Meaning:

of uncertain derivation; a bat

KJV Usage:

bat

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