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šᵊfīfōn שְׁפִיפֹן ‘horned viper’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from an unused root meaning the same as šūf שׁוּף ‘to bruise’
Roots: שׁוף

šᵊfīfōn n, m
1) horned snake
2) (CLBL) a serpent, perhaps an adder or horned snake

Mentioned in Genesis 49:17

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