tsiph.o.ni denotes a snake depicted in dens, eggs, and dangerous biting or piercing.

The term denotes a snake in scenes of a child near its hole, eggs that bring death or hatch, and biting or piercing danger.

1. Snake in threatening or hazardous scenes · dominant

   The singular form occurs with a hole in Isaiah 11:8, eggs in Isaiah 59:5, and biting and piercing in Proverbs 23:32; in these verses the APB renders the surrounding clauses with “cobra,” “serpent,” and “viper.” The plural in Jeremiah 8:17 is sent among the people to bite them, and the APB renders the clause with “serpents” and “adders.”

   Isaiah 11:8Isaiah 59:5Jeremiah 8:17Proverbs 23:32

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB varies among “cobra,” “serpent,” “viper,” and “adders” in these verses. These are presentations of the surrounding clauses rather than fixed renderings of the lemma.