The meaning of “קִפּוֹד”
Understanding qippôwd reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
or קִפֹּד qippôd (kip-pode'); from קָפַד bittern. - a species of bird, perhaps the bittern (from its contracted form) 1)...
קִפּוֹד
or קִפֹּד qippôd (kip-pode'); from קָפַד bittern. - a species of bird, perhaps the bittern (from its contracted form) 1) porcupine, hedgehog 1a) a shrinking animal
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Isaiah 14:23 | “I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.” Word: קִפּוֹד (qippôwd) | |
| Isaiah 34:11 | “But the cormorant and the bittern shall possess it; the owl also and the raven shall dwell in it: and he shall stretch out upon it the line of confusion, and the stones of emptiness.” Word: קִפּוֹד (qippôwd) | |
| Zephaniah 2:14 | “And flocks shall lie down in the midst of her, all the beasts of the nations: both the cormorant and the bittern shall lodge in the upper lintels of it; their voice shall sing in the windows; desolation shall be in the thresholds: for he shall uncover the cedar work.” Word: קִפּוֹד (qippôwd) |