Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H8207 |
|---|---|
| Word: | שְׁפִיפוֹן |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning the same as H7779 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | shphiyphon |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | shef-ee-fone' |
| Meaning: | 1. a kind of serpent (as snapping), probably the cerastes or horned adder |
| KJV Renderings: | adder. |
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שְׁפִיפֹן noun [masculine] horned snake, ᵐ5 κεράστης (Arabic [untranscribed source text 5695], [untranscribed source text 5696] Frey); — absolute ׳ שׁ Gen 49:17 (|| נָחָשׁ); = cerastes cornutus or Hasselquistii, compare TrNBB 273 PostHast. DB iv. 457 f. McLean-ShipleyEncy. Bib. iv. 4393 Dron the passage — שְׁפוּפָם, שְׁפוּפָן see S. V.
