קִפּוֹז
qip.poz
H7091
H:N-M
Hebrew
arrow snake
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Occurrences
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Books
Hebrew
Language
qip.poz denotes the snake depicted making a nest, escaping, breaking open, and gathering in its shadow.
The attested use identifies a snake in a scene of nesting, escape, breaking open, and gathering in its shadow.
Senses in use
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Snake in a nesting scene · dominant
In Isaiah 34:15, the feminine singular absolute noun occurs in the clause about an animal that makes its nest, escapes, breaks open, and gathers in its shadow; the APB renders the animal as “the arrow snake.”
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Isaiah 34:15, the APB presents the animal as “the arrow snake” within a nesting and gathering scene. Its exact English wording cannot by itself isolate the noun's contribution.