Quick Definition
cobra
Strong's Definition
an asp (from its contortions)
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to twist;
KJV Usage: adder.
TWOT Reference: 1858a
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
פֶּ֫תֶן (pe.ten) — cobra. 1) a snake, venomous serpent 1a) perhaps the cobra, adder, or viper
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · מִפְתָּן
Small Animals | ≈ אֶפְעֶה · נָחָשׁ · פֶּתֶן · תַּנִּין
asp, cobra = snake with the ability to spread the ribs in the neck area, so as to form a broad, flat profile called the hood, which makes it look thicker than it really is; reaches two meters in length and 50 millimeters in diameter; it is dark brown with a yellowish underside; very poisonous; feeds on mice, gerbils, birds, bird eggs, lizards, frogs, and other snakes; ≈ associated with great danger
DEU 32:33 · JOB 20:14 · JOB 20:16 · PSA 58:5 · PSA 91:13 · ISA 11:8
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
פֶּ֫תֶן n.m. a venomous serpent, perh. cobra base