Dict: smith - BADGER SKINS

smith:

BADGER SKINS - B>@ - There is much obscurity as to the meaning of the word tachash , rendered "badger" in the Authorized Version, kjv@Exodus:25:5 kjv@Exodus:35:7) etc. The ancient versions seem nearly all agreed that it denotes not an animal but a color, either black or sky-blue. The badger is not found in the Bible lands. The Arab duchash or tufchash denotes a dolphin, including seals and cetaceans. The skins referred to are probably those of these marine animals, some of which are found in the Red Sea. The skin of the Halicore , one of these, from its hardness would be well suited for making soles for shoes. kjv@Ezekiel:16:10)