Tsᵉphardêaʻ — H6854

Definition

feminine noun

a marsh-leaper, i.e. frog

1. frogs

Usually translated as

frog

Origin

from H6852 and a word elsewhere unused meaning a swamp

• Derived from Tsâphar (H6852)

Greek equivalents

• bátrachos (G944)

Occurrences

Tsᵉphardêaʻ occurs 13 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (11), Psalms (2)

• Exodus 8:2 — And if thou refuse to let them go, behold, I will smite all thy borders with frogs (בַּֽצְפַרְדְּעִֽים):
• Exodus 8:3 — And the river shall bring forth frogs abundantly (צְפַרְדְּעִים֒), which shall go up and come into thine house, and into thy bedchamber, and upon thy bed, and into the house of thy servants, and upon thy people, and into thine ovens, and into thy kneadingtroughs:
• Exodus 8:4 — And the frogs (הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִֽים) shall come up both on thee, and upon thy people, and upon all thy servants.
• Exodus 8:5 — And the LORD spake unto Moses, Say unto Aaron, Stretch forth thine hand with thy rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs (הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖ים) to come up upon the land of Egypt.
• Exodus 8:6 — And Aaron stretched out his hand over the waters of Egypt; and the frogs (הַצְּפַרְדֵּ֔עַ) came up, and covered the land of Egypt.
• Exodus 8:7 — And the magicians did so with their enchantments, and brought up frogs (הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖ים) upon the land of Egypt.
• Exodus 8:8 — Then Pharaoh called for Moses and Aaron, and said, Intreat the LORD, that he may take away the frogs (הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֔ים) from me, and from my people; and I will let the people go, that they may do sacrifice unto the LORD.
• Exodus 8:9 — And Moses said unto Pharaoh, Glory over me: when shall I intreat for thee, and for thy servants, and for thy people, to destroy the frogs (הַֽצֲפַרְדְּעִ֔ים) from thee and thy houses, that they may remain in the river only?
• Exodus 8:11 — And the frogs (הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֗ים) shall depart from thee, and from thy houses, and from thy servants, and from thy people; they shall remain in the river only.
• Exodus 8:12 — And Moses and Aaron went out from Pharaoh: and Moses cried unto the LORD because of the frogs (הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖ים) which he had brought against Pharaoh.
• Exodus 8:13 — And the LORD did according to the word of Moses; and the frogs (הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֔ים) died out of the houses, out of the villages, and out of the fields.
• Psalms 78:45 — He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs (וּ֝צְפַרְדֵּ֗עַ), which destroyed them.
• Psalms 105:30 — Their land brought forth frogs in abundance (צְפַרְדְּעִ֑ים), in the chambers of their kings.