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H6834 צִפּוֹר (Tsippôwr) tsip-pore'

Hebrew
Noun (Masculine)
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Quick Definition

Zippor

Biblical Persons & Places

Zippor Moabite living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness
A man of the Moabites living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.22.2; only referred to as Zippor (צִפּוֹר); father of Balak.

Strong's Definition

Tsippor, a Moabite

Derivation: the same as H6833 (צִפּוֹר);

KJV Usage: Zippor.

Outline of Biblical Usage

Zippor = "sparrow"
1) father of Balak the king of Moab at the time of the exodus

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

צִפּוֹר (tsip.por) — Zippor. A man of the Moabites living at the time of Egypt and Wilderness, first mentioned at Num.22.2; father of: Balak (H1111) § Zippor = "sparrow" father of Balak the king of Moab at the time of the exodus

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

noun c

Birds

sparrow = small bird, speckled brown in color; found in abundance around towns and settlements; lives on grass and grain; ◄ Passer domesticus, Passer hispaniolensis, and Passer moabiticus; ► clean and can therefore be eaten

PSA 84:4 · PRO 26:2 · PRO 27:8 · HOS 11:11

Birds

bird, fowl = generic term for a small bird; ► usually clean and can therefore be eaten

GEN 7:14 · GEN 15:10 · LEV 14:4 · LEV 14:5 · LEV 14:6 · LEV 14:6 · LEV 14:6 · LEV 14:7 · LEV 14:49 · LEV 14:50 · LEV 14:51 · LEV 14:51 · LEV 14:52 · LEV 14:52 · LEV 14:53 · DEU 4:17 · DEU 14:11 · DEU 22:6 · NEH 5:18 · JOB 40:29 · PSA 8:9 · PSA 11:1 · PSA 102:8 · PSA 104:17 · PSA 124:7 · PSA 148:10 · PRO 6:5 · PRO 7:23 · ECC 9:12 · ECC 12:4 · ISA 31:5 · LAM 3:52 · EZK 17:23 · EZK 39:4 · EZK 39:17 · AMO 3:5

name

Names of People

Zippor = man; ► father of Balak, king of Moab

NUM 22:2 · NUM 22:4 · NUM 22:10 · NUM 22:16 · NUM 23:18 · JOS 24:9 · JDG 11:25

Graham S. Ogden

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

צִפּוֹר n.pr.m. father of Balak, king of Moab (bird; perh. specif. sparrow) base

Bible Occurrences (7)

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