Lexicon :: Strong's H8207 - šᵊp̄îp̄ōn

שְׁפִיפֹן
Transliteration
šᵊp̄îp̄ōn
Pronunciation
shef-ee-fone'
Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root meaning the same as שׁוּף (H7779)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2448a

Strong’s Definitions

שְׁפִיפֹן shᵉphîyphôn, shef-ee-fone'; from an unused root meaning the same as H7779; a kind of serpent (as snapping), probably the cerastes or horned adder:—adder.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H8207 in the following manner: adder (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H8207 in the following manner: adder (1x).

  1. horned snake

  2. (CLBL) a serpent, perhaps an adder or horned snake

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שְׁפִיפֹן shᵉphîyphôn, shef-ee-fone'; from an unused root meaning the same as H7779; a kind of serpent (as snapping), probably the cerastes or horned adder:—adder.
STRONGS H8207: Abbreviations
† שְׁפִיפֹן noun [masculine] horned snake, κεράστης (Arabic , Frey); — absolute שׁ׳ Genesis 49:17 (|| נָחָשׁ); = cerastes cornutus or Hasselquistii, compare TrNBB 273 PostHast. DB iv. 457 f. McLean-ShipleyEncy. Bib. iv. 4393 Dron the passage — שְׁפוּפָם, שְׁפוּפָן see s. v.
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Genesis

49:17