צָפַףtsâphaph

Pilpel: chirp, peep (Isaiah 29:4; Isaiah 38:14; Isaiah 10:14)

Pronunciation: tsaw-faf' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6850

Meanings

1. of birds (Isaiah 10:14; Isaiah 38:14)

2. of spirits, ghosts (Isaiah 8:19; Isaiah 29:4)

Where it appears

Appears 4 times in the Bible.

  • Isaiah 8:19 Someone may say to you, “Let’s ask the mediums and those who consult the spirits of the dead. With their whisperings and mutterings, they will tell us what to do.” But shouldn’t people ask God for guidance? Should the living seek guidance from the dead?
  • Isaiah 10:14 I have robbed their nests of riches and gathered up kingdoms as a farmer gathers eggs. No one can even flap a wing against me or utter a peep of protest.”
  • Isaiah 29:4 Then deep from the earth you will speak; from low in the dust your words will come. Your voice will whisper from the ground like a ghost conjured up from the grave.
  • Isaiah 38:14 Delirious, I chattered like a swallow or a crane, and then I moaned like a mourning dove. My eyes grew tired of looking to heaven for help. I am in trouble, Lord. Help me!”

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).