טְפַר
ṭᵉphar · tef-ar'
a finger-nail; also a hoof or claw
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) from a root corresponding to H6852 (צָפַר), and meaning the same as H6856 (צִפֹּרֶן);
a finger-nail; also a hoof or claw
- a finger-nail
- also, a hoof or claw
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: nail.
Letters
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to surround and contain › to speak, the word › the head, the highest
To surround and contain that works to speak, the word of the head, the highest.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of טְפַר above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- feathers, and his nails1 · 50%
- and his nails1 · 50%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.