Tsipporen צִפֹּ֫רֶן
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| צִפֹּ֫רֶן | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tsipporen |
| Strong's number | H6856 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | fingernail |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Deuteronomy (1) |
Tsipporen (Hebrew צִפֹּ֫רֶן, Strong's H6856) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “fingernail”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) fingernail, stylus point
1a) finger-nail
1b) point (of a diamond)
Aramaic equivalent: te.phar (טְפַר "nail/claw" H2953)
1a) finger-nail
1b) point (of a diamond)
Aramaic equivalent: te.phar (טְפַר "nail/claw" H2953)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | nails (1), point (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | her nails (1), point (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Tsipporen, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Deuteronomy
- Deuteronomy 21:12Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;then you shall bring her into your house. She must shave her head, trim her nails,
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 17:1The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;“The sin of Judah is written with an iron stylus, engraved with a diamond point on the tablets of their hearts and on the horns of their altars.
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).