H8207: שְׁפִיפֹן
shᵉphîyphôn · pronounced shef-ee-fone' · “horned viper”
Definition
a kind of serpent (as snapping), probably the cerastes or horned adder
KJV translates it as: adder.
Word origin: from an unused root meaning the same as H7779 (שׁוּף);
Extended definition
1) horned snake
2) (CLBL) a serpent, perhaps an adder or horned snake
2) (CLBL) a serpent, perhaps an adder or horned snake
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H8207 is translated
- a viper ×1
Bible verses with H8207 (shᵉphîyphôn)
Shᵉphîyphôn appears in 1 verse.
- Genesis 49:17
Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward.