צֶפַע
Transliteration
ṣep̄aʿ
Pronunciation
tseh'-fah
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to extrude
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1954a,1954b

Strong’s Definitions

צֶפַע tsephaʻ, tseh'-fah; from an unused root meaning to extrude; a viper (as thrusting out the tongue, i.e. hissing):—adder, cockatrice.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H6848 in the following manner: cockatrice (4x), adder (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H6848 in the following manner: cockatrice (4x), adder (1x).

  1. poisonous serpent

    1. a viper snake or adder

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צֶפַע tsephaʻ, tseh'-fah; from an unused root meaning to extrude; a viper (as thrusting out the tongue, i.e. hissing):—adder, cockatrice.
STRONGS H6848: Abbreviations
† צֶ֫פַע noun masculine a (poisonous) serpent (from hissing ?); — Isaiah 14:29; usually taken as = following.

† צִפְעוֺנִי noun masculine id.; — absolute צ׳ Isaiah 11:8 (|| פָּ֑תֶן), בֵּיצֵי צ׳ Isaiah 59:5; כְּצִפְעֹנִי Proverbs 23:32 (simile; || נָתָשׁ); plural צִפְעֹנִים Jeremiah 8:17 (app. נְחָשִׁים); identification dubious; TristrNHB 275 ('possibly') daboia xanthina, a venomous viper, but vipers do not lay eggs FurrerBi HWB 2, 1423; Furrer proposes ailurophis vivex.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Proverbs

Proverbs 23:32

Isaiah

Isaiah 11:8; Isaiah 14:29; Isaiah 59:5

Jeremiah

Jeremiah 8:17