Quick Definition
fingernail
Strong's Definition
properly, a claw, i.e. (human) nail; also the point of astyle (or pen, tipped with adamant)
Derivation: from H6852 (צָפַר) (in the denominative sense (from H6833 (צִפּוֹר)) of scratching);
KJV Usage: nail, point.
TWOT Reference: 1961a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) fingernail, stylus point
1a) finger-nail
1b) point (of a diamond)
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
צִפֹּ֫רֶן (tsip.po.ren) — fingernail. 1) fingernail, stylus point 1a) finger-nail 1b) point (of a diamond) Aramaic equivalent: te.phar (טְפַר "nail/claw" H2953)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
צִפֹּ֫רֶן n.[m.] nail (of finger), stylus-point base