ציפורן

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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).

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Noun

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

  1. claw, nail (fingernail or toenail)
    • Tanach, Deuteronomy 21:12, with translation of NASB:
      וַהֲבֵאתָהּ, אֶל־תּוֹךְ בֵּיתֶךָ; וְגִלְּחָה אֶת־רֹאשָׁהּ, וְעָשְׂתָה אֶת־צִפָּרְנֶיהָ.
      vəhavetáh el-toch bētécha; vəgilləḥá et-rōšáh və'asətá et-tzippornéha.
      Then you shall bring her into your home, and she shall shave her head and trim her nails.
  2. dianthus, carnation
  3. clove
  4. (biblical) stylus
    • Tanach, Jeremiah 17:1, with translation of NASB:
      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.

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Derived terms

צִפָּרְנֵי חָתוּל (tzippornḗ ḥatúl, “marigold, Calendula”)

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