Lexical Definition

‎צִפֹּרֶן‎ tsippôren (tsip-po'-ren) fingernail ^H:N-M
from ‎צָפַר‎ (in the denominative sense (from ‎צִפּוֹר‎) of scratching)

nail, point.

• properly, a claw, i.e. (human) nail
• also the point of astyle (or pen, tipped with adamant)

1) fingernail, stylus point
1a) finger-nail
1b) point (of a diamond)

Extended Information

• Aramaic equivalent: te.phar (‎ט‎ְ‎פ‎ַ‎ר‎ "nail/claw" טְפַר)

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎צִפֹּ֫רֶן‎ noun [masculine] nail (of finger), stylus-point; — construct ‎׳‎‎צ‎ Jer 17:1 plural suffix ‎צִפָּרְנֶיהָ‎ Deut 21:12 —

1. finger-nail Deut 21:12 (compare RS^{K 178; Semitic i. 407, 2nd ed. 428} We^{Heid. 2. 171}).

2. transf., ‎שָׁמִיר‎ ‎׳‎‎בְּצ‎ Jer 17:1 with a point of diamond (compare Plin^{NH 37, 4}).

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