Word Study · Strong's H2953 · Hebrew
טְפַר
tephar
tef-ar'
Strong's 1890 spelling: ṭᵉphar
“a finger-nail”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a finger-nail; also a hoof or claw
Rendered in the KJV as
nail.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- וְטִפְר֥וֹהִי1
- וְטִפְרַ֣יהּ1
How it is rendered · 2
- and claws its1
- and nails his1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
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- AC/Ncbsc/Sp3fs · 1
- AC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms · 1
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Daniel2 occurrences
- Daniel 4:33וְטִפְר֥וֹהִיvetifrohiconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularAt that moment the sentence against Nebuchadnezzar was fulfilled. He was driven away from mankind. He ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven, until his hair grew like the feathers of an eagle and his nails like the claws of a bird.here: and nails his
- Daniel 7:19וְטִפְרַ֣יהּvetifraihconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine or feminine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularThen I wanted to know the true meaning of the fourth beast, which was different from all the others—extremely terrifying—devouring and crushing with iron teeth and bronze claws, then trampling underfoot whatever was left.here: and claws its