What does צְפַרְדֵּעַ (ṣĕparĕdēʿa) mean in the Bible?
צְפַרְדֵּעַ (ṣĕparĕdēʿa): Unclean creature symbolizing plague and divine judgment in the exodus narrative; primarily literal usage.
Hebrew · H6854
צְפַרְדֵּעַ
A marsh-leaper , i.e. frog
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צְפַרְדֵּעַH6854
Pronunciationṣĕparĕdēʿa
What does צְפַרְדֵּעַ (ṣĕparĕdēʿa) mean in the Bible?
צְפַרְדֵּעַ (ṣĕparĕdēʿa): Unclean creature symbolizing plague and divine judgment in the exodus narrative; primarily literal usage.
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How does the BSB render H6854?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include The frogs (4), with frogs (3), and the frogs (2), and cause the frogs (1), and frogs (1).
Where does צְפַרְדֵּעַ (ṣĕparĕdēʿa) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 8:2. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (11), Psalms (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 ItThe frogs4×Exodus 8:4, Exodus 8:8, Exodus 8:11, Exodus 8:12
with frogs3×Exodus 8:2, Exodus 8:3, Psalms 105:30
and the frogs2×Exodus 8:6, Exodus 8:13
and cause the frogs1×Exodus 8:5
and frogs1×Psalms 78:45
and they also brought frogs1×Exodus 8:7
that the frogs1×Exodus 8:9
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Exodus 8:2בַּֽצְפַרְדְּעִֽים׃towith frogsPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine pluralExodus 8:3צְפַרְדְּעִים֒towith frogsNoun - feminine pluralExodus 8:4הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִֽים׃toThe frogsArticle | Noun - feminine pluralExodus 8:5הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖יםtoand cause the frogsArticle | Noun - feminine pluralExodus 8:6הַצְּפַרְדֵּ֔עַtoand the frogsArticle | Noun - feminine singularExodus 8:7הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖יםtoand they also brought frogsArticle | Noun - feminine pluralExodus 8:8הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֔יםtothe frogsArticle | Noun - feminine pluralExodus 8:9הַֽצֲפַרְדְּעִ֔יםtothat the frogsArticle | Noun - feminine pluralExodus 8:11הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֗יםtoThe frogsArticle | Noun - feminine pluralExodus 8:12הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖יםtothe frogsArticle | Noun - feminine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowExodus 8:2
Aligned rows13
Books represented2
Exodus11Psalms2
Source forms
הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖ים3xhaṣ·p̄ar·də·‘îmExodus 8:5, Exodus 8:7, Exodus 8:12
הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֔ים2xhaṣ·p̄ar·də·‘îmExodus 8:8, Exodus 8:13
בַּֽצְפַרְדְּעִֽים׃1xbaṣ·p̄ar·də·‘îmExodus 8:2
הַצְּפַרְדֵּ֔עַ1xhaṣ·ṣə·p̄ar·dê·a‘Exodus 8:6
הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֗ים1xhaṣ·p̄ar·də·‘îmExodus 8:11
הַֽצֲפַרְדְּעִ֔ים1xha·ṣă·p̄ar·də·‘îmExodus 8:9
הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִֽים׃1xhaṣ·p̄ar·də·‘îmExodus 8:4
וּ֝צְפַרְדֵּ֗עַ1xū·ṣə·p̄ar·dê·a‘Psalms 78:45
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - feminine plural8xExodus 8:4, Exodus 8:5, Exodus 8:7, Exodus 8:8
Noun - feminine plural2xExodus 8:3, Psalms 105:30
Article | Noun - feminine singular1xExodus 8:6
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular1xPsalms 78:45
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural1xExodus 8:2
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Unclean creature symbolizing plague and divine judgment in the exodus narrative; primarily literal usage.
Source Gloss
a marsh-leaper , i.e. frog
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Unclean creature symbolizing plague and divine judgment in the exodus narrative; primarily literal usage.
a marsh-leaper, i.e. frog BDB: frogs Usage: frog.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
Plague of frogs sent by God upon Egypt as divine judgment
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Word Origins
צְפַרְדֵּעַ is built from this root:
צָפַרH6852