ציפורן

Hebrew[edit]

Root
צ־פ־ר (ṣ-p-r)

Inherited from Proto-Semitic *θ̣upr-, *θ̣ipr- (“nail, claw”). Cognate with Akkadian 𒌢 (ṣuprum) and Arabic ظُفْر (ẓufr).

ציפורן / צִפֹּרֶן • (tsipóren) f (plural indefinite ציפורניים / צִפָּרְנַיִם)

claw, nail (fingernail or toenail)
- Tanach, Deuteronomy 21:12, with translation of NASB:
  וַהֲבֵאתָהּ, אֶל־תּוֹךְ בֵּיתֶךָ; וְגִלְּחָה אֶת־רֹאשָׁהּ, וְעָשְׂתָה אֶת־צִפָּרְנֶיהָ.
  vəhavetáh el-toch bētécha; vəgilləḥá et-rōšáh və'asətá et-tzippornéha.
  Then you shall bring her into your home, and she shall shave her head and trim her nails.
dianthus, carnation
clove
(biblical) stylus
- Tanach, Jeremiah 17:1, with translation of NASB:
  חַטַּאת יְהוּדָה, כְּתוּבָה בְּעֵט בַּרְזֶל – בְּצִפֹּרֶן שָׁמִיר; חֲרוּשָׁה עַל־לוּחַ לִבָּם, וּלְקַרְנוֹת מִזְבְּחוֹתֵיכֶם.
  ḥattaʾṯ yəhûḏâ kəṯûḇâ, bəʿēṯ barzel – bəṣippóren šāmîr; ḥărûšâ ʿal-lû́aḥ libbām, ûləqarnôṯ mizbəḥôṯêchem.
  The sin of Judah is written with an iron stylus; With a diamond point it is engraved on the tablet of their hearts And on the horns of their altars.

צִפָּרְנֵי חָתוּל (tzippornḗ ḥatúl, “marigold, Calendula”)