What does צִפּוֹר · חַי · טָהוֹר mean in the Bible?
צִפּוֹר · חַי · טָהוֹר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a little bird (as hopping)".
Hebrew · H6833, H2416, H2889
צִפֳּרִים חַיּוֹת טְהֹרוֹת
A little bird (as hopping) · alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively · pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
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צִפּוֹר H6833 a little bird (as hopping)
Pronunciation ṣipwōr
Small bird characterized by hopping motion; used figuratively for vulnerability and divine care in Psalms
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חַי H2416 alive ; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong ; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
Pronunciation ḥay
Life principle extending from physical vitality (raw, fresh, strong) to covenantal presence and relational aliveness with God.
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טָהוֹר H2889 pure (in a physical, chemical, ceremonial or moral sense)
Pronunciation ṭāhwōr
Ritual purity prerequisite for covenant participation; literal cleanliness becomes metaphor for moral and spiritual fitness before God
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What does צִפֳּרִים חַיּוֹת טְהֹרוֹת (ṣippŏrîm ḥayyôt ṭĕhōrôt) mean in the Bible?
צִפּוֹר · חַי · טָהוֹר is a Hebrew phrase meaning "a little bird (as hopping)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6833, H2416, H2889?
H6833, H2416, H2889 is connected to 637 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. a little bird (as hopping)
Strong's H6833, H2416, H2889
Lexical occurrences 637 verses Source Gloss
a little bird (as hopping)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
צִפֳּרִים חַיּוֹת טְהֹרוֹת is built from this root:
צָפַר H6852
Cross-Language Connections
Greek words that correspond to or develop the meaning of this Hebrew word in the New Testament.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain