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H8207 · שְׁפִיפֹן

shᵉphîyphôn

Primary-Source Attested

Strong’s definition

a kind of serpent (as snapping), probably the cerastes or horned adder

KJV gloss list in the source

adder.

Source pronunciation notation: shef-ee-fone'

Derivation recorded by Strong

from an unused root meaning the same as H7779 (שׁוּף);

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