Definition
a primitive root; to coo or chirp (as a bird)
Traditional renderings: chatter, peep, whisper.
Traditional renderings: chatter, peep, whisper.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders צָפַף:
- ἀσθενέωastheneō“be weak: weak”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
4 total
- Isaiah 8:19הַֽמְצַפְצְפִ֖ים · who whisperWhen men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?
- Isaiah 10:14וּמְצַפְצֵֽף׃ · or chirpedMy hand reached as into a nest to seize the wealth of the nations. Like one gathering abandoned eggs, I gathered all the earth. No wing fluttered, no beak opened or chirped.’”
- Isaiah 29:4תְּצַפְצֵֽף׃ · will whisperYou will be brought low, you will speak from the ground, and out of the dust your words will be muffled. Your voice will be like a spirit from the ground; your speech will whisper out of the dust.
- Isaiah 38:14אֲצַפְצֵ֔ף · I chirpI chirp like a swallow or crane; I moan like a dove. My eyes grow weak as I look upward. O Lord, I am oppressed; be my security.”