Strong’s H6856 · Hebrew
צִפֹּרֶן
tsippôren · tsip-po'-ren
Origin from צָפַר (H6852) (in the denominative sense (from צִפּוֹר (H6833)) of scratching);
Meaning properly, a claw, i.e. (human) nail; also the point of astyle (or pen, tipped with adamant)
In the King James Version nail, point.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- Deuteronomy 21:12Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house; and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails;
- Jeremiah 17:1The sin of Judah is written with a pen of iron, and with the point of a diamond: it is graven upon the table of their heart, and upon the horns of your altars;
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.