Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6854 |
|---|---|
| Word: | צְּפַרדֵַּע |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | from H6852 and a word elsewhere unused meaning a swamp |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 13 |
| Transliteration: | tsphardea |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ` (tsef-ar-day'-ah) n-f. |
| Meaning: | 1. a marsh-leaper, i.e. frog |
| KJV Renderings: | frog. |
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צְפַרְדֵּעַ noun feminine Exod 8:2 (compare also AlbrZAW xv (1895), 322 Ges«GKC:135o»§§ 135o «GKC:145o»145o) frogs (Arabic [untranscribed source text 4622], etc.; Aramaic עוּדְּעָנַיָּא, אוּרְדְּעָא, [untranscribed source text 4623]); — frogs, collective Exod 8:2; Ps 78:45 plural צִפַרְדְּעִים Exod 7:27; Exod 7:28; Exod 7:29; Exod 8:1; Exod 8:3; Exod 8:4; Exod 8:5; Exod 8:7; Exod 8:8; Exod 8:9; Ps 105:30.
צֶ֫פֶת see II צפה.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
