Lexical Definition

‎רֶמֶשׂ‎ remes (reh'-mes) creeping ^H:N-M
from ‎רָמַשׂ‎

that creepeth, creeping (moving) thing.

• a reptile or any other rapidly moving animal

1) creeping things, moving things, creeping organism
1a) creeping things
1b) gliding things (of sea animals)
1c) moving things (of all animals)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎רֶ֫מֶשׂ‎ noun masculine^{Ezek 38:20} collective creeping things, moving things; — ‎׳‎‎ר‎ absolute 1Kgs 5:13* +, construct Hos 2:20* +; —

1. creeping things (distinguished from ‎בְּהֵמָה‎, ‎חַיָּה‎, ‎עוֺף‎, ‎צִפּוֺר‎, ‎דָּג‎) Hos 2:20*; 1Kgs 5:13*; Ezek 8:10; Ezek 38:20; Gen 1:24; Gen 1:25; Gen 1:26; Gen 6:7; Gen 6:20; Gen 7:14; Gen 7:23; Gen 8:17; Gen 8:19 (all P), Hab 1:14 (in sim) Ps 148:10.

2. of sea animals, gliding things, Ps 104:25.

3. moving things, of all animals Gen 9:3 (P). — compare Dr^{Hast. DB CREEPING THINGS}.

‎רֶמֶת‎, ‎רָמָתִי‎, ‎רָמָתַיִם‎ see ‎רום‎.‎רֹן‎ I, II. ‎רִנָּה‎ see ‎רנן‎. below

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