Hebrew · H6833

צִפּוֹר

A little bird (as hopping)

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צִפּוֹרH6833

Pronunciationṣipwōr

What does צִפּוֹר (ṣipwōr) mean in the Bible?

צִפּוֹר (ṣipwōr): Small bird characterized by hopping motion; used figuratively for vulnerability and divine care in Psalms

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What does צִפּוֹר (ṣipwōr) mean in the Bible?

צִפּוֹר (ṣipwōr): Small bird characterized by hopping motion; used figuratively for vulnerability and divine care in Psalms

How does the BSB render H6833?

The BSB source-word alignment has 40 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include bird (9), like a bird (7), birds (4), The birds (3), Like birds (2).

Where does צִפּוֹר (ṣipwōr) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 7:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Leviticus (13), Psalms (7), Proverbs (4), Deuteronomy (3).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It

bird9×Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:7, Leviticus 14:51, Leviticus 14:52

like a bird7×Job 41:5, Psalms 11:1, Psalms 124:7, Proverbs 6:5

birds4×Leviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:49, Psalms 148:10, Ezekiel 17:23

The birds3×Genesis 15:10, Psalms 8:8, Psalms 104:17

Like birds2×Isaiah 31:5, Hosea 11:11

of the birds2×Leviticus 14:5, Leviticus 14:50

. . .1×Leviticus 14:6

a bird’s1×Deuteronomy 22:6

and some fowl1×Nehemiah 5:18

Does a bird1×Amos 3:5

of a bird1×Ecclesiastes 12:4

of bird1×Ezekiel 39:17

of the bird1×Leviticus 14:6

or bird1×Deuteronomy 4:17

or birds1×Ecclesiastes 9:12

sparrow1×Proverbs 26:2

the sparrow1×Psalms 84:3

winged creature1×Genesis 7:14

with the bird’s1×Leviticus 14:52

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Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 7:14

Aligned rows40

Books represented13

Genesis2Leviticus13Deuteronomy3Nehemiah1Job1Psalms7Proverbs4Ecclesiastes2Isaiah1Lamentations1Ezekiel3Hosea1Amos1

Source forms

הַצִּפֹּ֣ר5xhaṣ·ṣip·pōrLeviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:50, Leviticus 14:51

צִפּ֣וֹר4xṣip·pō·wrDeuteronomy 4:17, Psalms 8:8, Proverbs 7:23, Ezekiel 17:23

הַצִּפּ֔וֹר2xhaṣ·ṣip·pō·wrLeviticus 14:52, Ecclesiastes 12:4

צִפּ֥וֹר2xṣip·pō·wrGenesis 7:14, Deuteronomy 14:11

הַצִּפּ֣וֹר1xhaṣ·ṣip·pō·wrLeviticus 14:5

הַצִפֹּ֖ר1xha·ṣip·pōrGenesis 15:10

הַצִּפֹּ֤ר1xhaṣ·ṣip·pōrLeviticus 14:6

הַצִּפֹּ֥ר1xhaṣ·ṣip·pōrLeviticus 14:7

Parsing patterns

Article | Noun - common singular12xGenesis 15:10, Leviticus 14:5, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:7

Noun - common singular8xDeuteronomy 14:11, Deuteronomy 22:6, Psalms 11:1, Psalms 84:3

Preposition-k | Noun - common singular4xPsalms 102:7, Psalms 124:7, Proverbs 27:8, Hosea 11:11

Noun - common plural3xLeviticus 14:4, Leviticus 14:49, Psalms 104:17

Noun - common singular construct3xGenesis 7:14, Deuteronomy 4:17, Psalms 8:8

Preposition-k, Article | Noun - common singular3xJob 41:5, Proverbs 26:2, Lamentations 3:52

Conjunctive waw | Noun - common plural1xNehemiah 5:18

Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct1xPsalms 148:10

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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צִפּוֹר

What does צִפּוֹר (ṣipwōr) mean in the Bible?

What does צִפּוֹר (ṣipwōr) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H6833?

Where does צִפּוֹר (ṣipwōr) appear in Scripture?

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