fingernail
tsip.po.ren denotes a nail, shown in bodily grooming and in an engraving image.
The attested uses show a nail in the context of trimming a woman's nails and a singular construct form within an image of writing sin with an engraving point.
Senses in use
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Nails trimmed in grooming · dominant
In Deuteronomy 21:12, the plural construct form occurs in the instruction that the woman shave her head and attend to her nails; the APB renders the clause, “and trim her nails.”
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Nail or point in an engraving image · common
In Jeremiah 17:1, the singular construct form occurs in the statement about Judah's sin being written and engraved; the APB renders the instrument phrase “with a diamond point.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term in Deuteronomy 21:12 through nail trimming, while Jeremiah 17:1 uses “diamond point” in an engraving image. The precise English correspondence in the latter clause remains cautious.