סַלְמַנְדָּרָא, c. (σαλαμάνδρα) salamander, a reptile believed to be engendered in fire. Targ. Y. Lev. XI, 29 Ar. (ed. עכברא); ib. 30 ed. (h. text תנשמת).—Sifra Sh’mini, ch. VI, Par. 5; Ḥull. 127ᵃ (classified under צָב).—Ḥag. 27ᵃ ס׳ … הסך מדמה וכ׳ he who oints himself with the blood of the salamander becomes fire-proof; Yalk. Ex. 373; Tanḥ. Vayesheb 3.