Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H6856 |
|---|---|
| Word: | צִּפּוֹרֶן |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from H6852 (in the denominative sense (from H6833) of scratching) |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 2 |
| Transliteration: | tsipporen |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | tsip-po'-ren |
| Meaning: | 1. (properly) a claw, i.e. (human) nail 2. also the point of a style (or pen, tipped with adamant) |
| KJV Renderings: | nail, point. |
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צִפֹּ֫רֶן noun [masculine] nail (of finger), stylus-point; — construct ׳ צ Jer 17:1 plural suffix צִפָּרְנֶיהָ Deut 21:12 —
[טְפַר] noun masculine nail, claw ( ᵑ7 טוּפְרָא, Syriac [untranscribed source text 6028]; see Biblical Hebrew צִפֹּ֫רֶן , √ IV. צפר); — plural suffix of man טִפְר֫וֺהִי Dan 4:30 of beast, טפריה (K§ 53, 2. b)) Dan 7:19, Qr טִפְרַהּ.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
