Strong's Lexicon

H6850

H6850 — צָּפַף

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewtsaphaphverb-stemOccurrences: 4TWOT: 1957

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H6850
Word:	צָּפַף
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	4
Transliteration:	tsaphaph
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	tsaw-faf'
Meaning:	1. to coo or chirp (as a bird)
KJV Renderings:	chatter, peep, whisper.

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[צַפַף] verb

Pilpel chirp, peep (onomatopoetic; Late Hebrew Pilpal id.; Jewish-Aramaic צַפְצֵף chirp; Arabic [untranscribed source text 4606] sparrow, etc.); — Imperfect 3 feminine singular תְּצַפְצֵף Isa 29:4, 1 singular אֲצַפְצֵף Isa 38:14 Participle מְצַפְצֵף Isa 10:14, plural הַמְפְצְפִים Isa 8:19 — chirp, peep:

1. of birds Isa 10:14 (figurative of conquered peoples); of mourning, ׳ בְּסוּסאֲ֗֗֗צ Isa 38:14 (|| אֶהְנֶּה בַּיּוֺנָה).

2. of spirits, ghosts Isa 8:19 (+ הַמַּהְגִּים), ׳ מֵעָפָר אִמְרָתֵךְ תְּצ Isa 29:4 (like a spirit's).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke