צִפּ֑וֹר — Numbers 22:2 Hebrew Word Study

צִפּ֑וֹר

𐤑𐤐𐤅𐤓

tsipor

Zippor

the same as צִפּוֹר; Tsippor, a Moabite; Zippor.

Numbers 22:2 · Word #4

Lexicon `H6834`

Part of Speech	`N` — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype	`p` — Proper Name — Proper name

Bird

Morphological Notes	Proper noun (masculine singular); also attested as a feminine singular common noun meaning "bird" in other contexts. Here it refers to a male Moabite individual.
Rendering Rationale	The name צִפּוֹר derives from the common noun meaning "bird," from the root צפר. As a proper noun (masculine singular), it retains the literal sense "Bird" while functioning as a personal name, preserving both the root imagery and the masculine singular form indicated by the morphology.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

SILEX Code	Transliteration	SIBI-P1
`H6856-01`	betsiporen	with a claw-of
`H6843-01`	hatsefirah	the encircling-crown
`H6833-01`	hatsipor	the chirping bird
`H6833-02`	katsipor	like the little hopping-bird
`H6833-03`	ketsipor	like a chirping bird
`H6833-04`	ketsiporim	like chirping birds
`H6853-01`	khetsiperin	like birds
`H6833-05`	khetsipor	like a little bird
`H6833-06`	letsipor	to a chirping-bird
`H6842-01`	tsefir	prancing he-goat of
`H6842-02`	tsefirey	leaping he-goats of
`H6856-02`	tsipareneyha	her claw-nails
`H6853-02`	tsiparey	birds of
`H6833-07`	tsipor	a little hopping-bird
`H6855-01`	tsiporah	Little Bird (woman)
`H6833-08`	tsiporim	chirping birds
`H6691-01`	tsofar	Dawn-Chirper
`H6833-09`	ukhetsipor	and like a chirping bird
`H6854-06`	utsefaredea	and a marsh-leaper
`H6842-03`	utsefir	and prancing he-goat of
`H6842-04`	utsefirey	and prancing he-goats of
`H6841-01`	utsefirey	and he-goats of
`H6833-10`	uvatsipor	and with the chirping bird
`H6842-05`	vehatsafir	and the prancing he-goat
`H6833-11`	vekhatsiporim	and like little chirping-birds
`H6843-02`	velitsefirat	and for the encircling diadem of
`H6853-03`	vetsiperaya	and the chirping birds
`H6833-12`	vetsipor	and hopping-bird of
`H6833-13`	vetsiporim	and hopping birds
`H6691-02`	vetsofar	and Tsophar (the Departing-One)
`H6852-01`	veyitsepor	and he will spring-away

Location	Form	Transliteration	Meaning
Numbers 22:2	צִפּ֑וֹר	tsipor	Zippor
Numbers 22:4	צִפּ֛וֹר	tsipor	Zippor
Numbers 22:10	צִפֹּ֛ר	tsipor	of Zippor
Numbers 22:16	צִפּ֔וֹר	tsipor	Zippor
Numbers 23:18	צִפֹּֽר	tsipor	Zippor
Joshua 24:9	צִפּוֹר֙	tsipor	Zippor
Judges 11:25	צִפּ֖וֹר	tsipor	Zippor