Tsippor צִפּוֹר

Tsippor (Hebrew צִפּוֹר, Strong's H6833) is a Hebrew noun meaning “bird”. It occurs 40 times in 36 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Tsippor, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Genesis

• Genesis 7:14
  They, and every beast after his kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort.they and every kind of wild animal, livestock, crawling creature, bird, and winged creature.
• Genesis 15:10
  And he took unto him all these, and divided them in the midst, and laid each piece one against another: but the birds divided he not.So Abram brought all these to Him, split each of them down the middle, and laid the halves opposite each other. The birds, however, he did not cut in half.

Leviticus

• Leviticus 14:4
  Then shall the priest command to take for him that is to be cleansed two birds alive and clean, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:the priest shall order that two live clean birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop be brought for the one to be cleansed.
• Leviticus 14:5
  And the priest shall command that one of the birds be killed in an earthen vessel over running water:Then the priest shall command that one of the birds be slaughtered over fresh water in a clay pot.
• Leviticus 14:6
  As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed over the running water:And he is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water.
• Leviticus 14:7
  And he shall sprinkle upon him that is to be cleansed from the leprosy seven times, and shall pronounce him clean, and shall let the living bird loose into the open field.Seven times he shall sprinkle the one to be cleansed of the skin disease. Then he shall pronounce him clean and release the live bird into the open field.
• Leviticus 14:49
  And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar wood, and scarlet, and hyssop:He is to take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop to purify the house;
• Leviticus 14:50
  And he shall kill the one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water:and he shall slaughter one of the birds over fresh water in a clay pot.
• Leviticus 14:51
  And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times:Then he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.
• Leviticus 14:52
  And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet:And he shall cleanse the house with the bird’s blood, the fresh water, the live bird, the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the scarlet yarn.
• Leviticus 14:53
  But he shall let go the living bird out of the city into the open fields, and make an atonement for the house: and it shall be clean.Finally, he is to release the live bird into the open fields outside the city. In this way he will make atonement for the house, and it will be clean.

Deuteronomy

• Deuteronomy 4:17
  The likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the air,of any beast that is on the earth or bird that flies in the air,
• Deuteronomy 14:11
  Of all clean birds ye shall eat.You may eat any clean bird,
• Deuteronomy 22:6
  If a bird’s nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young:If you come across a bird’s nest with chicks or eggs, either in a tree or on the ground along the road, and the mother is sitting on the chicks or eggs, you must not take the mother along with the young.

Nehemiah

• Nehemiah 5:18
  Now that which was prepared for me daily was one ox and six choice sheep; also fowls were prepared for me, and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine: yet for all this required not I the bread of the governor, because the bondage was heavy upon this people.Each day one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me, and once every ten days an abundance of all kinds of wine was provided. But I did not demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so heavy.

Job

• Job 41:5
  Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?Can you pet him like a bird or put him on a leash for your maidens?

Psalms

• Psalm 8:8
  The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.the birds of the air and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.
• Psalm 11:1
  In the LORD put I my trust: how say ye to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain?In the LORD I take refuge. How then can you say to me: “Flee like a bird to your mountain!
• Psalm 84:3
  Yea, the sparrow hath found an house, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she may lay her young, even thine altars, O LORD of hosts, my King, and my God.Even the sparrow has found a home, and the swallow a nest for herself, where she places her young near Your altars, O LORD of Hosts, my King and my God.
• Psalm 102:7
  I watch, and am as a sparrow alone upon the house top.I lie awake; I am like a lone bird on a housetop.
• Psalm 104:17
  Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.where the birds build their nests; the stork makes her home in the cypresses.
• Psalm 124:7
  Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.
• Psalm 148:10
  Beasts, and all cattle; creeping things, and flying fowl:wild animals and all cattle, crawling creatures and flying birds,

Proverbs

• Proverbs 6:5
  Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler.
• Proverbs 7:23
  Till a dart strike through his liver; as a bird hasteth to the snare, and knoweth not that it is for his life.until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare— not knowing it will cost him his life.
• Proverbs 26:2
  As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
• Proverbs 27:8
  As a bird that wandereth from her nest, so is a man that wandereth from his place.Like a bird that strays from its nest is a man who wanders from his home.

Ecclesiastes

• Ecclesiastes 9:12
  For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.For surely no man knows his time: Like fish caught in a cruel net or birds trapped in a snare, so men are ensnared in an evil time that suddenly falls upon them.
• Ecclesiastes 12:4
  And the doors shall be shut in the streets, when the sound of the grinding is low, and he shall rise up at the voice of the bird, and all the daughters of musick shall be brought low;when the doors to the street are shut and the sound of the mill fades away, when one rises at the sound of a bird and all the daughters of song grow faint,

Isaiah

• Isaiah 31:5
  As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.Like birds hovering overhead, so the LORD of Hosts will protect Jerusalem. He will shield it and deliver it; He will pass over it and preserve it.”

Lamentations

• Lamentations 3:52
  Mine enemies chased me sore, like a bird, without cause.Without cause my enemies hunted me like a bird.

Ezekiel

• Ezekiel 17:23
  In the mountain of the height of Israel will I plant it: and it shall bring forth boughs, and bear fruit, and be a goodly cedar: and under it shall dwell all fowl of every wing; in the shadow of the branches thereof shall they dwell.I will plant it on the mountain heights of Israel so that it will bear branches; it will yield fruit and become a majestic cedar. Birds of every kind will nest under it, taking shelter in the shade of its branches.
• Ezekiel 39:4
  Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that is with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and to the beasts of the field to be devoured.On the mountains of Israel you will fall—you and all your troops and the nations with you. I will give you as food to every kind of ravenous bird and wild beast.
• Ezekiel 39:17
  And, thou son of man, thus saith the Lord God; Speak unto every feathered fowl, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves, and come; gather yourselves on every side to my sacrifice that I do sacrifice for you, even a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel, that ye may eat flesh, and drink blood.And as for you, son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: Call out to every kind of bird and to every beast of the field: ‘Assemble and come together from all around to the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you, a great feast on the mountains of Israel. There you will eat flesh and drink blood.

Hosea

• Hosea 11:11
  They shall tremble as a bird out of Egypt, and as a dove out of the land of Assyria: and I will place them in their houses, saith the Lord.They will come trembling like birds from Egypt and like doves from the land of Assyria. Then I will settle them in their homes, declares the LORD.

Amos

• Amos 3:5
  Can a bird fall in a snare upon the earth, where no gin is for him? shall one take up a snare from the earth, and have taken nothing at all?Does a bird land in a snare where no bait has been set? Does a trap spring from the ground when it has nothing to catch?

Notes

1. 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.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).