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  "canonical_name": "Cockatrice",
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      "alias_text": "Cockatrice (KJV snake/viper term)",
      "alias_type": "KJV_TERM"
    }
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      "not_always": "Species-level precision is uncertain and must not carry theological weight beyond the venomous-serpent referent.",
      "scope_note": "Translation history and zoological identification are separate from symbolic claims about Satan.",
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          "status": "REQUIRES_RECLASSIFICATION",
          "public_wording_class": "CATEGORY_OR_RECLASSIFICATION_NOTICE",
          "scope_limitation": "The exact zoological species is debated; the secure point is the venomous-serpent referent. The residual Satan equation is dispositioned by reused claim TSP-CLM-000171.",
          "strongest_alternative_explanation": null,
          "residual_uncertainty": "No material residual uncertainty beyond the stated scope limitation.",
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              "versification_system": "ENGLISH_STANDARD"
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              "passage_ref_id": "TSP-PAS-000639",
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              "osis_end": null,
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              "author_editor": null,
              "title": "Canonical Scripture: MT/LXX/NA28 with NET/ESV comparison",
              "publication_data": "Text loci verified for TSP-S0F Batch 1",
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            {
              "source_id": "TSP-SRC-000153",
              "author_editor": "BibleHub lexical summary",
              "title": "Hebrew tsepha/tsephoni: viper/serpent; KJV adder/cockatrice",
              "publication_data": "Accessed/verified 2026-09-20",
              "locator": "https://biblehub.com/hebrew/6848.htm",
              "verification_level": "V3_CLAIM_VERIFIED",
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      "lemma_unicode": "צֶפַע / צִפְעוֹנִי",
      "transliteration": "tsepha / tsephoni",
      "strongs_id": "H6848",
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  "negative_guardrails": []
}