Ṭᵉphar — H2953

Definition

masculine noun

a finger-nail; also a hoof or claw

1. fingernail, nail, claw

Usually translated as

nail

Origin

(Aramaic) from a root corresponding to H6852, and meaning the same as H6856

• Same as Tsâphar (H6852)
• Same as Tsippôren (H6856)

Occurrences

Ṭᵉphar occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Daniel (2)

• Daniel 4:33 — The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles’ feathers, and his nails (וְטִפְר֥וֹהִי) like birds’ claws.
• Daniel 7:19 — Then I would know the truth of the fourth beast, which was diverse from all the others, exceeding dreadful, whose teeth were of iron, and his nails (וְטִפְרַ֣יהּ) of brass; which devoured, brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with his feet;