What does מְתַלְּעָה · ἀλέκτωρ mean in the Bible?
מְתַלְּעָה · ἀλέκτωρ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a strutting rooster known for alertness".
Hebrew · H4973, G220
זַרְזִיר
Properly, a biter , i.e. a tooth · a cock or male fowl
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מְתַלְּעָה H4973 properly, a biter , i.e. a tooth
ἀλέκτωρ G220 a cock or male fowl
Pronunciation aléktōr
A rooster whose crow marks Peter's threefold denial of Jesus in all four gospels.
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What does זַרְזִיר (zarzir) mean in the Bible?
מְתַלְּעָה · ἀλέκτωρ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a strutting rooster known for alertness".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H4973, G220?
H4973, G220 is connected to 3 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a strutting rooster known for alertness
Strong's H4973, G220
Lexical occurrences 3 verses Source Gloss
a strutting rooster known for alertness
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
זַרְזִיר is built from this root:
יָלַע H3216
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
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