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It is often used in the context of the sounds made by birds or small creatures. In a metaphorical sense, it can also refer to whispering or muttering, particularly in contexts involving necromancy or divination, where such sounds are associated with the calling of spirits or the practice of sorcery.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, the practice of necromancy and divination was strictly forbidden (Deuteronomy 18:10-12). The sounds described by "tsaphaph" were often linked to these forbidden practices, as necromancers were believed to communicate with the dead through whispering or muttering. This cultural context highlights the Israelites' emphasis on seeking guidance from God rather than through occult practices.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to chirp, peep<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>chirped (1), twitter (1), whisper (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">צַפַף</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb Pilpel</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>chirp, peep</b></font> (onomatopoetic; Late Hebrew Pilpal <em>id.</em>; Jewish-Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">צַפְצֵף</font> <em>chirp</em>; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb086104.gif"> <em>sparrow</em>, etc.); — <em>Imperfect</em>3feminine singular <font class="hebrew2">תְּצַפְצֵף</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/29-4.htm">Isaiah 29:4</a>, 1singular <font class="hebrew2">אֲצַפְצֵף</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/38-14.htm">Isaiah 38:14</a>; <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">מְצַפְצֵף</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10-14.htm">Isaiah 10:14</a>, plural <font class="hebrew2">הַמְפְצְפִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/8-19.htm">Isaiah 8:19</a>; — <em>chirp, peep:</em> <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>1</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>of birds</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10-14.htm">Isaiah 10:14</a> (figurative of conquered peoples); of mourning, <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">בְּסוּסאֲ֗֗֗צ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/38-14.htm">Isaiah 38:14</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">אֶהְנֶּה בַּיּוֺנָה</font>). <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>2</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>of spirits, ghosts</b></font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/8-19.htm">Isaiah 8:19</a> (+ <font class="hebrew2">הַמַּהְגִּים</font>), <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מֵעָפָר אִמְרָתֵךְ תְּצ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/29-4.htm">Isaiah 29:4</a> (like a spirit's). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>chirp, chatter, peep, whisper <p>A primitive root; to coo or chirp (as a bird) -- chatter, peep, whisper. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אֲצַפְצֵ֔ף אצפצף הַֽמְצַפְצְפִ֖ים המצפצפים וּמְצַפְצֵֽף׃ ומצפצף׃ תְּצַפְצֵֽף׃ תצפצף׃ ’ă·ṣap̄·ṣêp̄ ’ăṣap̄ṣêp̄ atzafTzef ham·ṣap̄·ṣə·p̄îm hamṣap̄ṣəp̄îm hamtzaftzeFim tə·ṣap̄·ṣêp̄ təṣap̄ṣêp̄ tetzafTzef ū·mə·ṣap̄·ṣêp̄ ūməṣap̄ṣêp̄ umetzafTzef<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/isaiah/8-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 8:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְאֶל־ הַיִּדְּעֹנִ֔ים <b> הַֽמְצַפְצְפִ֖ים </b> וְהַמַּהְגִּ֑ים הֲלוֹא־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and the spiritists <span class="itali">who whisper</span> and mutter,<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and unto wizards <span class="itali">that peep,</span> and that mutter:<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/8-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and to the spiritists <span class="itali">whisper</span> and mutter should not<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/10-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 10:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּפֹצֶ֥ה פֶ֖ה <b> וּמְצַפְצֵֽף׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> or opened [its] beak <span class="itali">or chirped.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> or opened the mouth, <span class="itali">or peeped.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/10-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> opened beak <span class="itali">chirped</span><p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/29-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 29:4</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/29.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּמֵעָפָ֖ר אִמְרָתֵ֥ךְ <b> תְּצַפְצֵֽף׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/29.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And your speech <span class="itali">will whisper</span> from the dust.<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/29.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and thy speech <span class="itali">shall whisper</span> out of the dust.<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/29-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the dust and your speech <span class="itali">will whisper</span><p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/38-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 38:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/38.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עָגוּר֙ כֵּ֣ן <b> אֲצַפְצֵ֔ף </b> אֶהְגֶּ֖ה כַּיּוֹנָ֑ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/38.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> so <span class="itali">I twitter;</span> I moan<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/38.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [or] a swallow, <span class="itali">so did I chatter:</span> I did mourn<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/38-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> a crane so <span class="itali">twitter</span> moan A dove<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6850.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6850.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6850<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/atzaftzef_6850.htm">’ă·ṣap̄·ṣêp̄ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/hamtzaftzefim_6850.htm">ham·ṣap̄·ṣə·p̄îm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tetzaftzef_6850.htm">tə·ṣap̄·ṣêp̄ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/umetzaftzef_6850.htm">ū·mə·ṣap̄·ṣêp̄ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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