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ʿaxšūv עַכְשׁוּב ‘viper’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: probably from an unused root meaning to coil

ʿaxšūv n, m
1) asp, viper
 1a) asp, viper
 1b) perhaps spider

Mentioned in Psalms 140:4

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