H6856: צִפֹּרֶן
tsippôren · pronounced tsip-po'-ren · “fingernail”
Definition
properly, a claw, i.e. (human) nail; also the point of astyle (or pen, tipped with adamant)
KJV translates it as: nail, point.
Word origin: from H6852 (צָפַר) (in the denominative sense (from H6833 (צִפּוֹר)) of scratching);
Extended definition
1) fingernail, stylus point
1a) finger-nail
1b) point (of a diamond)
Aramaic equivalent: te.phar (טְפַר "nail/claw" H2953)
1a) finger-nail
1b) point (of a diamond)
Aramaic equivalent: te.phar (טְפַר "nail/claw" H2953)
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H6856 is translated
- her ×1
- a point of ×1
Bible verses with H6856 (tsippôren)
Tsippôren appears in 2 verses.
- Deuteronomy 21:12
Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;
- Jeremiah 17:1
The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;