Lexical Definition
צְפִירָה tsᵉphîyrâh (tsef-ee-raw') diadem/doom H:N-F
feminine formed like צָפִיר
diadem, morning.
- a crown (as encircling the head)
- also a turn of affairs (i.e. mishap)
1) plait, chaplet, wreath, crown
1a) plait, coronet, diadem
See Greek: πλέκω
Brown-Driver-Briggs
צְפִירָה noun feminine plait, chaplet; — absolute ׳צ Ezek 7:7, צְפִרָה vEzek 7:10 construct צְפִירַת Isa 28:5 — chaplet, coronet, diadem, תִּפְצָרָה׳צ Isa 28:5 (figurative of ׳י; || עֲטֶרֶת צְבִי) — ׳צ Ezek 7:7; Ezek 7:10 is dubious; AV morning (as Ki, from Aramaic) is unsuitable; most (after AW ) doom, fate (as coming round upon one, compare RV Da Toy), but see DrHast. ii. 176 n; diadem is possible vEzek 7:10 (|| הַמַּטֶה; of royal house of Judah Co Berthol; or of Jerusalem Krae), but not vEzek 7:7 conjectures in Co Berthol Krae.
Brown-Driver-Briggs References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Isaiah | 28:5 |
| Ezekiel | 7:7 · 7:10 |