צֶפַעtsephaʻ

id., identification dubious (Isaiah 11:8; Isaiah 59:5; Proverbs 23:32; Jeremiah 8:17)

Pronunciation: tseh'-fah or tsiphoniy tsif-o-nee' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6848

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 5 times in the Bible.

  • Proverbs 23:32 For in the end it bites like a poisonous snake; it stings like a viper.
  • Isaiah 11:8 The baby will play safely near the hole of a cobra. Yes, a little child will put its hand in a nest of deadly snakes without harm.
  • Isaiah 14:29 Do not rejoice, you Philistines, that the rod that struck you is broken— that the king who attacked you is dead. For from that snake a more poisonous snake will be born, a fiery serpent to destroy you!
  • Isaiah 59:5 They hatch deadly snakes and weave spiders’ webs. Whoever eats their eggs will die; whoever cracks them will hatch a viper.
  • Jeremiah 8:17 I will send these enemy troops among you like poisonous snakes you cannot charm. They will bite you, and you will die. I, the Lord, have spoken!”

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).