Strong’s definition
a viper (as thrusting out the tongue, i.e. hissing)
KJV gloss list in the source
adder, cockatrice.
Source pronunciation notation: tseh'-fah or tsiphoniy tsif-o-nee'
Derivation recorded by Strong
from an unused root meaning to extrude;
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