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It is used in the Bible to describe a dangerous and deadly creature, symbolizing treachery, danger, and the consequences of sin.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, snakes were often seen as symbols of both danger and healing. The viper, in particular, was feared for its venomous bite, which could be fatal. In the biblical context, serpents are frequently associated with deception and evil, most notably in the account of the Fall in Genesis. The imagery of a viper would have been a powerful symbol of hidden danger and the need for vigilance.<div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">צִפְעוֺנִי</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun masculine</b></font> <em>id.</em>; — absolute <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">צ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/11-8.htm">Isaiah 11:8</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">מָּ֑תֶן</font>), <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">בֵּיצֵי צ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/59-5.htm">Isaiah 59:5</a>; <font class="hebrew2">כְּצִפְעֹנִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/23-32.htm">Proverbs 23:32</a> (simile; "" <font class="hebrew2">נָתָשׁ</font>); plural <font class="hebrew2">צִפְעֹנִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/8-17.htm">Jeremiah 8:17</a> (app. <font class="hebrew2">נְחָשִׁים</font>); identification dubious; Tristr<sup>NHB 275</sup> ('possibly') <em>daboia xanthina</em>, a venomous viper, but vipers do not lay eggs Furrer<sup>Bi HWB 2, 1423</sup>; Furrer proposes <em>ailurophis vivex.</em> <p>II. <font class="hebrew2">צפע</font> (√ of following; compare Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb086101.gif"> <em>cacavit</em>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb086102.gif">, Ethiopic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb086103.gif"> <em>excrement.</em>). <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>adder, cockatrice <p>From an unused root meaning to extrude; a viper (as thrusting out the tongue, i.e. Hissing) -- adder, cockatrice. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וּֽכְצִפְעֹנִ֥י וכצפעני צִפְעֹנִ֔ים צִפְעוֹנִ֔י צִפְעוֹנִי֙ צֶ֔פַע צפע צפעוני צפענים ṣe·p̄a‘ ṣep̄a‘ ṣip̄‘ōnîm ṣip̄‘ōwnî ṣip̄·‘ō·nîm ṣip̄·‘ō·w·nî Tzefa tzifoNi tzifoNim ū·ḵə·ṣip̄·‘ō·nî uchetzifoNi ūḵəṣip̄‘ōnî<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/proverbs/23-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 23:32</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/23.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כְּנָחָ֣שׁ יִשָּׁ֑ךְ <b> וּֽכְצִפְעֹנִ֥י </b> יַפְרִֽשׁ׃ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And stings <span class="itali">like a viper.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and stingeth <span class="itali">like an adder.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/23-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A serpent bites <span class="itali">A viper</span> and stings<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/11-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 11:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְעַל֙ מְאוּרַ֣ת <b> צִפְעוֹנִ֔י </b> גָּמ֖וּל יָד֥וֹ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> his hand <span class="itali">on the viper's</span> den.<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> his hand <span class="itali">on the cockatrice'</span> den.<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/11-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and den <span class="itali">the viper's</span> and the weaned his hand<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/14-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 14:29</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/14.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נָחָשׁ֙ יֵ֣צֵא <b> צֶ֔פַע </b> וּפִרְי֖וֹ שָׂרָ֥ף</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> root <span class="itali">a viper</span> will come<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> shall come forth <span class="itali">a cockatrice,</span> and his fruit<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/14-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the serpent's will come <span class="itali">A viper</span> fruit serpent<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/59-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 59:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/59.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> בֵּיצֵ֤י <b> צִפְעוֹנִי֙ </b> בִּקֵּ֔עוּ וְקוּרֵ֥י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/59.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> They hatch <span class="itali">adders'</span> eggs and weave<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/59.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> They hatch <span class="itali">cockatrice'</span> eggs, and weave<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/59-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> eggs <span class="itali">adders'</span> hatch web<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/8-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 8:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בָּכֶ֗ם נְחָשִׁים֙ <b> צִפְעֹנִ֔ים </b> אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֵין־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> serpents <span class="itali">against you, Adders,</span> for which<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> serpents, <span class="itali">cockatrices,</span> among you, which [will] not [be] charmed,<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/8-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> I am sending serpents <span class="itali">Adders</span> which there<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6848.htm">5 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6848.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6848<br>5 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/tzefa_6848.htm">ṣe·p̄a‘ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tzifoni_6848.htm">ṣip̄·‘ō·w·nî — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/tzifonim_6848.htm">ṣip̄·‘ō·nîm — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/uchetzifoni_6848.htm">ū·ḵə·ṣip̄·‘ō·nî — 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div 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