Strongs Number: H6848
- Hebrew Word
- צֶפַע
- Transliteration
- tsephaʻ
- Phonetic
- tseh'-fah or tsiphoniy tsif-o-nee'
- Part of Speech
- Noun Masculine
- Strongs Definition
-
a viper (as thrusting out the {tongue} that {is} hissing)
- BDB Definition
-
1. poisonous serpent
a. a viper snake or adder
- Origin
- From an unused root meaning to extrude
- Bible Usage
- {adder} cockatrice.