ציפור

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־פ־ר‎ (ṣ-p-r)

Compare Aramaic צִפְּרָא‎ (ṣippərā), Arabic عُصْفُور‎ (ʕuṣfūr), Ugaritic 𐎕𐎔𐎗 (ṣpr).

Pronunciation

(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /t͡siˈpoʁ/

Noun

ציפור /צִפּוֹר • (tsipór) f (plural indefinite ציפורים / צִפֳּרִים‎ or ציפורים / צִפּוֹרִים‎)

a bird
Synonym: עוֹף‎ (ʿof)

Alternative forms

צִפֹּר‎

Related terms

צפורה‎ (tsipóra)

References

H6833 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
“ציפור” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

ציפור‎ on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

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