Lexicon :: Strong's H6856 - ṣipōren

צִפֹּרֶן
Transliteration
ṣipōren
Pronunciation
tsip-po'-ren
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From צָפַר (H6852) (in the denominative sense [from צִפּוֹר (H6833)] of scratching)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1961a

Strong’s Definitions

צִפֹּרֶן tsippôren, tsip-po'-ren; from H6852 (in the denominative sense (from H6833) of scratching); properly, a claw, i.e. (human) nail; also the point of a style (or pen, tipped with adamant):—nail, point.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H6856 in the following manner: nail (1x), point (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H6856 in the following manner: nail (1x), point (1x).

  1. fingernail, stylus point

    1. finger-nail

    2. point (of a diamond)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צִפֹּרֶן tsippôren, tsip-po'-ren; from H6852 (in the denominative sense (from H6833) of scratching); properly, a claw, i.e. (human) nail; also the point of a style (or pen, tipped with adamant):—nail, point.
STRONGS H6856: Abbreviations
† צִפֹּ֫רֶן noun [masculine] nail (of finger), stylus-point; — construct צ׳ Jeremiah 17:1; plural suffix צִפָּרְנֶיהָ Deuteronomy 21:12; —
1. finger-nail Deuteronomy 21:12 (compare RSK 178; Semitic i. 407, 2nd ed. 428 WeHeid. 2. 171).
2. transf., שָׁמִיר בְּצ׳ Jeremiah 17:1 with a point of diamond (compare PlinNH 37, 4).

See related Aramaic BDB entry H2953.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

21:12; 21:12

Jeremiah

17:1; 17:1