Strong H6850צָפַף
to whisper
- Transliteration
- tsâphaph
- Pronunciation
- tsaw-faf'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Verb
Definition
A primitive root; to coo or chirp (as a bird): - {chatter} {peep} whisper.
Detailed definition
STEP sense: to whisper
Exact lexical definition: chirp
Part of speech: verb
BDB context: [ צָפַף ] vb . Pilp . chirp , peep
In the Bible
Strong H6850 appears in 4 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- peep2
- chatter1
- whisper1
First verses
- Isaiah 8:19And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?
- Isaiah 10:14And my hand hath found as a nest the riches of the people: and as one gathereth eggs that are left, have I gathered all the earth; and there was none that moved the wing, or opened the mouth, or peeped.
- Isaiah 29:4And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.
- Isaiah 38:14Like a crane or a swallow, so did I chatter: I did mourn as a dove: mine eyes fail with looking upward: O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me.