Menu

H6850 צָפַף (tsâphaph) tsaw-faf'

Hebrew
Verb (Hebrew)
‹ H6849 Hebrew Dictionary H6851 ›

Quick Definition

to whisper

Strong's Definition

to coo or chirp (as a bird)

Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV Usage: chatter, peep, whisper.

TWOT Reference: 1957

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) (Pilpel) to chirp, peep
1a) of birds
1b) of ghosts

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

צָפַף (tsa.phaph) — to whisper. 1) (Pilpel) to chirp, peep 1a) of birds 1b) of ghosts

UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew

verb

Sounds | verb pi

to twitter, to peep, to chirp = action by which birds, but also, in a derogatory way, to ghosts and mediums produce high-pitched sounds

ISA 8:19 · ISA 10:14 · ISA 29:4 · ISA 38:14

Graham S. Ogden

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

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

[צָפַף] vb. Pilp. chirp, peep base

Bible Occurrences (4)

Everything we make is available for free because of a generous community of supporters.

Donate