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Boyd’s Bible Dictionary
:
(
viper
). Used in the
Bible
for any poisonous snake known to the Jews, of which there were several species in
Palestine
. In
Genesis 49:17
17
Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. (Genesis 49:17)
, the cerastes, or horned snake, is, from its habits, supposed to be alluded to. The
cockatrice
(
Isa. 11:8; 14:29; 59:5
8
And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. (Isaiah 11:8)
29
Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent. (Isaiah 14:29)
5
They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper. (Isaiah 59:5)
;
Jer. 8:17
17
For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the Lord. (Jeremiah 8:17)
), is
adder
and
asp
(
Prov. 23:32
32
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. (Proverbs 23:32)
;
Psa. 58:4
4
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; (Psalm 58:4)
). In
Psalm 140:3
3
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. (Psalm 140:3)
and
Proverbs 23:32
32
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. (Proverbs 23:32)
, a species of viper is thought to be meant.
Concise Bible Dictionary
:
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There
are four words thus translated.
1.
akshub
(
Psa. 140:3
3
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. (Psalm 140:3)
).
This
word occurs but once, and simply compares
the
wicked
to adders who
have
poison
under their lips. It cannot be identified.
2.
pethen
(
Psa. 58:4
4
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; (Psalm 58:4)
;
Psa. 91:13,
13
Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet. (Psalm 91:13)
reading in the margin of both
asp
). The wicked are compared to the deaf adder that stoppeth her ears. There is an old
tradition
that the adder
sometimes
laid one
ear
in the
dust
and covered the
other
with
its tail; but
they
have no external ears: that
all
known adders
can
hear is well attested by those called
serpent
charmers, though
some
species are more easily attracted than others. The above
name
is held to point to the deadly Cobra. The same
Hebrew
word is translated asp in
Deuteronomy 32:33
33
Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps. (Deuteronomy 32:33)
;
Job 20:14,16
14
Yet his meat in his bowels is turned, it is the gall of asps within him. (Job 20:14)
16
He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper's tongue shall slay him. (Job 20:16)
;
Isaiah 11:8,
8
And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. (Isaiah 11:8)
simply pointing to it as poisonous or dangerous.
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Adder, Asp
3.
tsiphoni
. This is
only
once translated adder in the text (
Prov. 23:32
32
At the last it biteth like a serpent, and stingeth like an adder. (Proverbs 23:32)
), but is four
times
translated
cockatrice
, in
Isaiah 11:8; 14:29; 59:5,
8
And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den. (Isaiah 11:8)
29
Rejoice not thou, whole Palestina, because the rod of him that smote thee is broken: for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a cockatrice, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent. (Isaiah 14:29)
5
They hatch cockatrice' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper. (Isaiah 59:5)
referring to its poison, and
Jeremiah 8:17
17
For, behold, I will send serpents, cockatrices, among you, which will not be charmed, and they shall bite you, saith the Lord. (Jeremiah 8:17)
to the fact that it will not be charmed, but will bite. This is supposed to be the yellow
viper
of
Palestine
, which lurks in dens, and whose poison is deadly. It is said to resist the arts of the serpent charmers. The cockatrice was a fabulous
creature
, and was perhaps adopted by the translators to designate some unknown deadly snake.
4.
shephiphon
(
Gen. 49:17
17
Dan shall be a serpent by the way, an adder in the path, that biteth the horse heels, so that his rider shall fall backward. (Genesis 49:17)
). This is identified with the Cerastes, or horned viper, so called because of having two short
horns
on its
head
. It is a small destructive snake, rarely more than two feet
long
. It is called in the margin an
arrow
-snake. It lies in holes or ruts and darts upon an animal passing: and this well agrees with the above text, where
Dan
is compared to “an adder in the path that biteth the
horse
heels, so that his rider shall fall backward” typical of
apostasy
and the
power
of
Satan
.
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Horned Viper
Strong’s Dictionary of Hebrew Words:
Number:
6848
(
find all occurrences in KJV Bible
)
Transliteration:
tsepha`
Phonic:
tseh’-fah;
Meaning:
from an unused root meaning to extrude; a viper (as thrusting out the tongue, i.e. hissing)
KJV Usage:
adder, cockatrice
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