שָׁפָן
Hebrew animal name that Lapide uses to illustrate Canon 29: Hebrew names for animals, trees, and stones are general and common to many species. *Saphan* signifies the coney in Leviticus 11:5, the hare in Proverbs 30:26, and the hedgehog in Psalm 104:18.
Commentary on the Pentateuch of Moses
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Canons Bearing a Torch Before the Pentateuch
— Hebrew animal names are general and common to many species
"saphan, Leviticus 11:5, signifies the coney; but Proverbs 30:26, it signifies the hare; Psalm 104:18, however, it signifies the hedgehog"