ציפורן

ציפורן

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־פ־ר‎ (ṣ-p-r)

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *θ̣upr-, *θ̣ipr- (“nail, claw”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒌢 (ṣuprum) and Arabic ظُفْر‎ (ẓufr).

Noun

ציפורן / צִפֹּרֶן • (tsipóren) f (plural indefinite ציפורניים \\ צִפָּרְנַיִם‎)

1. nail, fingernail, toenail
2. pen, nib
3. dianthus, carnation
4. clove
5. (biblical) stylus
   • Jeremiah 17:1

     ‏חַטַּאת יְהוּדָה, כְּתוּבָה בְּעֵט בַּרְזֶל – בְּצִפֹּרֶן שָׁמִיר; חֲרוּשָׁה עַל-לוּחַ לִבָּם, וּלְקַרְנוֹת מִזְבְּחוֹתֵיכֶם.‎‎

     ḥattaʾṯ yəhûḏâ kəṯûḇâ, bəʿēṯ barzel – bəṣippóren šāmîr; ḥărûšâ ʿal-lû́aḥ libbām, ûləqarnôṯ mizbəḥôṯêchem.

     The sin of Judah is written with an iron stylus; With a diamond point it is engraved on the tablet of their hearts And on the horns of their altars.

Alternative forms

• צִפּוֹרֶן‎

Synonyms

• (nail, claw): טֹפֶר‎ (tófer)

References

• “ציפורן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• H6856 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Further reading

• ציפורן on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he