What does צִפֹּרֶן (ṣipōren) mean in the Bible?
צִפֹּרֶן (ṣipōren): Hard pointed extremity—whether animal claw, human nail, or stylus tip—emphasizing sharpness and durability.
Hebrew · H6856
צִפֹּרֶן
Properly, a claw , i.e. (human) nail ; also the point of a style (or pen, tipped with adamant)
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צִפֹּרֶןH6856
Pronunciationṣipōren
What does צִפֹּרֶן (ṣipōren) mean in the Bible?
צִפֹּרֶן (ṣipōren): Hard pointed extremity—whether animal claw, human nail, or stylus tip—emphasizing sharpness and durability.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6856?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include her nails (1), point (1).
Where does צִפֹּרֶן (ṣipōren) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 21:12. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (1), Jeremiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Ither nails1×Deuteronomy 21:12
point1×Jeremiah 17:1
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First aligned rowDeuteronomy 21:12
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
Deuteronomy1Jeremiah1
Source forms
בְּצִפֹּ֣רֶן1xbə·ṣip·pō·renJeremiah 17:1
צִפָּרְנֶֽיהָ׃1xṣip·pā·rə·ne·hāDeuteronomy 21:12
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular1xDeuteronomy 21:12
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct1xJeremiah 17:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Hard pointed extremity—whether animal claw, human nail, or stylus tip—emphasizing sharpness and durability.
Source Gloss
properly, a claw , i.e. (human) nail ; also the point of a style (or pen, tipped with adamant)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hard pointed extremity—whether animal claw, human nail, or stylus tip—emphasizing sharpness and durability.
properly, a claw, i.e. (human) nail; also the point of a style (or pen, tipped with adamant) BDB: nail Usage: nail, point.
Word Origins
צִפֹּרֶן is built from these roots:
צָפַרH6852
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