Tortoise
(Heb. tsabh). Ranked among the unclean animals (Lev. 11:29).
Land tortoises are common in Syria. The LXX. renders the word by
"land crocodile." The word, however, more probably denotes a
lizard, called by the modern Arabs _dhabb_.
Bibliography Information Easton, Matthew George. M.A., D.D., "Biblical Meaning for 'Tortoise' Eastons Bible Dictionary". bible-history.com - Eastons; 1897.