What does סְנַפִּיר mean in the Bible?
סְנַפִּיר is a Hebrew word meaning "a fin (collectively)".
Hebrew · H5579
סְנַפִּיר
A fin (collectively)
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סְנַפִּירH5579
What does סְנַפִּיר mean in the Bible?
סְנַפִּיר is a Hebrew word meaning "a fin (collectively)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5579?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include have fins (2), with fins (2), fins (1).
Where does סְנַפִּיר appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 11:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (3), Deuteronomy (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ithave fins2×Leviticus 11:10, Deuteronomy 14:10
with fins2×Leviticus 11:9, Deuteronomy 14:9
fins1×Leviticus 11:12
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 11:9סְנַפִּ֨ירtowith finsNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 11:10סְנַפִּ֣ירtohave finsNoun - masculine singularLeviticus 11:12סְנַפִּ֥ירtofinsNoun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 14:9סְנַפִּ֥ירtowith finsNoun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 14:10סְנַפִּ֥ירtohave finsNoun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLeviticus 11:9
Aligned rows5
Books represented2
Leviticus3Deuteronomy2
Source forms
סְנַפִּ֥יר3xsə·nap·pîrLeviticus 11:12, Deuteronomy 14:9, Deuteronomy 14:10
סְנַפִּ֨יר1xsə·nap·pîrLeviticus 11:9
סְנַפִּ֣יר1xsə·nap·pîrLeviticus 11:10
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular5xLeviticus 11:9, Leviticus 11:10, Leviticus 11:12, Deuteronomy 14:9
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a fin (collectively)
Source Gloss
a fin (collectively)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a fin (collectively) BDB: fin Usage: fins.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
סְנַפִּיר is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
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