Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6848 |
|---|---|
| Word: | צֶּפַע צִּפעוֹנִי |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to extrude |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | tsepha |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ` (tseh'-fah; or tsiph<oniy {tsif-o-nee') n-m. |
| Meaning: | 1. a viper (as thrusting out the tongue, i.e. hissing) |
| KJV Renderings: | adder, cockatrice. |
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צִפְעוֺנִי noun masculine id.; — absolute ׳ צ Isa 11:8 (|| פָּ֑תֶן), ׳ בֵּיצֵי צ Isa 59:5 כְּצִפְעֹנִי Prov 23:32 (simile; || נָתָשׁ); plural צִפְעֹנִים Jer 8:17 (app. נְחָשִׁים); identification dubious; TristrNHB 275 ('possibly') daboia xanthina, a venomous viper, but vipers do not lay eggs FurrerBi HWB 2, 1423; Furrer proposes ailurophis vivex.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
