Quick Definition
horned viper
Strong's Definition
a kind of serpent (as snapping), probably the cerastes or horned adder
Derivation: from an unused root meaning the same as H7779 (שׁוּף);
KJV Usage: adder.
TWOT Reference: 2448a
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) horned snake
2) (CLBL) a serpent, perhaps an adder or horned snake
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
שְׁפִיפֹן (she.phi.phon) — horned viper. 1) horned snake 2) (CLBL) a serpent, perhaps an adder or horned snake
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m
Small Animals
viper exact meaning unknown: = type of viper; ► unclean animal; ≈ associated with lurking danger
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
שְׁפִיפֹן n.[m.] horned snake;—abs. Gn 49:17 ref