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ṣefaʿ צֶ֫פַע ‘serpent’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from an unused root meaning to extrude
Variants: צִפְעוֹנִי, צֶ֫פַע

ṣefaʿ n, m
A1) poisonous serpent
 1a) a viper snake or adder
B1) poisonous serpent
 1a) a viper

Mentioned in Isaiah 59:5, 14:29, 11:8 Jeremiah 8:17 Proverbs 23:32

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