Lexicon :: Strong's H7091 - qipôz

קִפּוֹז
Transliteration
qipôz
Pronunciation
kip-poze'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning to contract, i.e. spring forward
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2050a

Strong’s Definitions

קִפּוֹז qippôwz, kip-poze'; from an unused root meaning to contract, i.e. spring forward; an arrow-snake (as darting on its prey):—great owl.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H7091 in the following manner: great owl (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H7091 in the following manner: great owl (1x).

  1. arrow snake, owl

    1. meaning dubious

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
קִפּוֹז qippôwz, kip-poze'; from an unused root meaning to contract, i.e. spring forward; an arrow-snake (as darting on its prey):—great owl.
STRONGS H7091: Abbreviations
† קִפּוֹז noun feminine arrow-snake (Arabic , so BoHieroz. Pars post. iii. cap. 11 (citing Avicennaii. 139, 16, compare Thes LagBN 89), and most moderns; compare Dozyii. 383 PS1375 toward the end; = ἀκοντίας AelianHist. Anim. Vi. 18, viii. 13, called ק׳ as leaping from trees on passers-by; but against this see HoughtonAcad. Apr. 24, 1886, 292 f. (arrow-snake does not incubate) PostHast. DB iii. 637 who conjectures an owl (as AV)); — Isaiah 34:15, token of desolation.
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