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Hebrew
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *baṯan-, likely through Aramaic (compare Classical Syriac ܦܱܬܢܳܐ), as Hebrew's characteristic sound shifts are absent.
Pronunciation
Noun
פֶּתֶן • (peṯen) m (plural indefinite פִּתְנִיִּים)
- cobra, snake of the family Elapidae
Tanach, Psalms 91:13, with translation of the New International Version:עַל-שַׁחַל וָפֶתֶן, תִּדְרֹךְ; תִּרְמֹס כְּפִיר וְתַנִּין.- ʿal-ŝaḥal vāpeṯen, tiḏroḵ; tirmos kp̄īr vtannīn.
- You will tread on the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.
References
- “פתן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language