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ṣippōren צִפֹּ֫רֶן ‘fingernail’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from ṣāfar צָפַר ‘to depart’ ( in the denominative sense of scratching (from ṣippōr צִפּוֹר ‘bird’)
Roots: צפר צפור צפור

ṣippōren n, m
1) fingernail, stylus point
 1a) finger-nail
 1b) point (of a diamond)

Mentioned in Deuteronomy 21:12 Jeremiah 17:1

2014 — 2024 Institute for Biblical Content. Biblical Hebrew for linguists: a multilingual analytical biblical Hebrew lexicon.
Implemented as part of the research project at the ENS by M.Seveleu-Dubrovnik, PhD.
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