6854. tsephardea

Lexicon

tsephardea: Frog

Original Word: צְפַרְדֵּעַ
Part of Speech: Noun Feminine
Transliteration: tsphardea`
Pronunciation: tsef-ar-day'-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (tsef-ar-day'-ah)
Definition: Frog
Meaning: a marsh-leaper, frog

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

frog

From tsaphar and a word elsewhere unused meaning a swamp; a marsh-leaper, i.e. Frog -- frog.

see HEBREW tsaphar

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
of uncertain derivation
Definition
frogs
NASB Translation
frogs (13).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

צְפַרְדֵּעַ noun feminine^{Ex 8:2} (compare also Albr^{ZAW xv (1895), 322} Ges^{§§ 135o} 145o) frogs (Arabic , etc.; Aramaic עוּדְּעָנַיָּא, אוּרְדְּעָא, ); — frogs, collective Exodus 8:2; Psalm 78:45; plural צִפַרְדְּעִים Exodus 7:27; Exodus 7:28; Exodus 7:29; Exodus 8:1; Exodus 8:3; Exodus 8:4; Exodus 8:5; Exodus 8:7; Exodus 8:8; Exodus 8:9; Psalm 105:30.

צֶ֫פֶת see II צפה.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to skip or leap.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The corresponding Greek entry in the Strong's Concordance is G944 (βάτραχος, batrachos), which also means frog. This term appears in the New Testament in the Book of Revelation 16:13, where unclean spirits are described as resembling frogs, symbolizing deceit and demonic influence in the eschatological narrative.

Usage: The term צְפַרְדֵּעַ is used in the Hebrew Bible to refer to frogs, particularly in the context of the plagues of Egypt.

Context: The Hebrew word צְפַרְדֵּעַ (tsephardea) is most notably associated with the second plague that God inflicted upon Egypt as described in the Book of Exodus. In Exodus 8:2-14, God commands Moses to stretch out his hand over the waters of Egypt, causing frogs to come up and cover the land. This plague was a direct challenge to the Egyptian pantheon, as frogs were associated with the goddess Heqet, symbolizing fertility and life. The overwhelming presence of frogs, which became a nuisance and a source of distress, demonstrated the power of the God of Israel over the Egyptian deities. The frogs eventually died, creating a stench throughout the land, further emphasizing the severity of the plague. The term is also used in Psalm 78:45 and Psalm 105:30, where the psalmist recounts the plagues of Egypt as a testament to God's mighty acts and judgment against the oppressors of His people.

Forms and Transliterations

בַּֽצְפַרְדְּעִֽים׃ בצפרדעים׃ הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֔ים הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖ים הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֗ים הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִֽים׃ הַֽצֲפַרְדְּעִ֔ים הַצְּפַרְדֵּ֔עַ הצפרדע הצפרדעים הצפרדעים׃ וּ֝צְפַרְדֵּ֗עַ וצפרדע צְפַרְדְּעִ֑ים צְפַרְדְּעִים֒ צפרדעים baṣ·p̄ar·də·‘îm baṣp̄ardə‘îm BatzfardeIm ha·ṣă·p̄ar·də·‘îm haṣ·p̄ar·də·‘îm haṣ·ṣə·p̄ar·dê·a‘ haṣăp̄ardə‘îm haṣp̄ardə‘îm haṣṣəp̄ardêa‘ hatzafardeIm HatzfardeIm hatztzefarDea ṣə·p̄ar·də·‘îm ṣəp̄ardə‘îm tzefardeIm ū·ṣə·p̄ar·dê·a‘ ūṣəp̄ardêa‘ utzefarDea

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 8:2
HEB: כָּל־ גְּבוּלְךָ֖ בַּֽצְפַרְדְּעִֽים׃
NAS: your whole territory with frogs.
KJV: all thy borders with frogs:
INT: your whole territory frogs

Exodus 8:3
HEB: וְשָׁרַ֣ץ הַיְאֹר֮ צְפַרְדְּעִים֒ וְעָלוּ֙ וּבָ֣אוּ
NAS: will swarm with frogs, which will come
KJV: shall bring forth frogs abundantly,
INT: will swarm the Nile frogs will come and go

Exodus 8:4
HEB: עֲבָדֶ֑יךָ יַעֲל֖וּ הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִֽים׃
NAS: So the frogs will come
KJV: And the frogs shall come up
INT: servants will come the frogs

Exodus 8:5
HEB: וְהַ֥עַל אֶת־ הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖ים עַל־ אֶ֥רֶץ
NAS: the pools, and make frogs come
KJV: and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up
INT: the pools come frogs over the land

Exodus 8:6
HEB: מִצְרָ֑יִם וַתַּ֙עַל֙ הַצְּפַרְדֵּ֔עַ וַתְּכַ֖ס אֶת־
NAS: of Egypt, and the frogs came
KJV: of Egypt; and the frogs came up,
INT: of Egypt came and the frogs and covered the land

Exodus 8:7
HEB: וַיַּעֲל֥וּ אֶת־ הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖ים עַל־ אֶ֥רֶץ
NAS: with their secret arts, making frogs come
KJV: and brought up frogs upon the land
INT: their secret come frogs on the land

Exodus 8:8
HEB: יְהוָ֔ה וְיָסֵר֙ הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֔ים מִמֶּ֖נִּי וּמֵֽעַמִּ֑י
NAS: that He remove the frogs from me and from my people;
KJV: that he may take away the frogs from me, and from my people;
INT: the LORD remove the frogs and from my people

Exodus 8:9
HEB: וּֽלְעַמְּךָ֔ לְהַכְרִית֙ הַֽצֲפַרְדְּעִ֔ים מִמְּךָ֖ וּמִבָּתֶּ֑יךָ
NAS: and your people, that the frogs be destroyed
KJV: to destroy the frogs from thee and thy houses,
INT: and your people be destroyed the frogs at and your houses

Exodus 8:11
HEB: וְסָר֣וּ הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֗ים מִמְּךָ֙ וּמִבָּ֣תֶּ֔יךָ
NAS: The frogs will depart
KJV: And the frogs shall depart
INT: will depart the frogs at and your houses

Exodus 8:12
HEB: עַל־ דְּבַ֥ר הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֖ים אֲשֶׁר־ שָׂ֥ם
NAS: concerning the frogs which
KJV: because of the frogs which he had brought
INT: because of the frogs which had inflicted

Exodus 8:13
HEB: מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיָּמֻ֙תוּ֙ הַֽצְפַרְדְּעִ֔ים מִן־ הַבָּתִּ֥ים
NAS: of Moses, and the frogs died
KJV: of Moses; and the frogs died
INT: of Moses died and the frogs out of the houses

Psalm 78:45
HEB: עָ֭רֹב וַיֹּאכְלֵ֑ם וּ֝צְפַרְדֵּ֗עַ וַתַּשְׁחִיתֵֽם׃
NAS: which devoured them, And frogs which destroyed
KJV: among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed
INT: swarms devoured and frogs destroyed

Psalm 105:30
HEB: שָׁרַ֣ץ אַרְצָ֣ם צְפַרְדְּעִ֑ים בְּ֝חַדְרֵ֗י מַלְכֵיהֶֽם׃
NAS: swarmed with frogs [Even] in the chambers
KJV: brought forth frogs in abundance,
INT: swarmed their land frogs the chambers of their kings

13 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6854
13 Occurrences

baṣ·p̄ar·də·‘îm — 1 Occ.
ha·ṣă·p̄ar·də·‘îm — 1 Occ.
haṣ·p̄ar·də·‘îm — 7 Occ.
haṣ·ṣə·p̄ar·dê·a‘ — 1 Occ.
ṣə·p̄ar·də·‘îm — 2 Occ.
ū·ṣə·p̄ar·dê·a‘ — 1 Occ.