Tephar טְפַר
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| טְפַר | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tephar |
| Strong's number | H2953 |
| Language | Aramaic |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | nail/claw |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Tephar (Aramaic טְפַר, Strong's H2953) is an Aramaic masculine noun meaning “nail/claw”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
fingernail, nail, claw
Aramaic of tsip.po.ren (צִפֹּ֫רֶן "fingernail" H6856)
Aramaic of tsip.po.ren (צִפֹּ֫רֶן "fingernail" H6856)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | nails (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | claws (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Tephar, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Daniel
- Daniel 4:33The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails like birds’ claws.At that moment the sentence against Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from mankind. He ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.
- Daniel 7:19Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;Then I wanted to know the true meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others—extremely terrifying—devouring and crushing with iron teeth and bronze claws, then trampling underfoot whatever was left.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).