Bible Dictionary: Viper

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Easton's Bible Dictionary

In Job 20:16, Isaiah 30:6; 59:5, the Hebrews word eph'eh is thus rendered. The Hebrew word, however, probably denotes a species of poisonous serpents known by the Arabic name of `el ephah. Tristram has identified it with the sand viper, a species of small size common in sandy regions, and frequently found under stones by the shores of the Dead Sea. It is rapid in its movements, and highly poisonous. In the New Testament echidne is used (Matthew 3:7; 12:34; 23:33) for any poisonous snake. The viper mentioned in Acts 28:3 was probably the vipera aspis, or the Mediterranean viper. (see ADDER.)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Any one of numerous species of Old World venomous makes belonging to Vipera, Clotho, Daboia, and other genera of the family Viperidae.

2. (n.) A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

VIPER

vi'-per ('eph`eh (Job 20:16 Isaiah 30:6; Isaiah 59:5); echidna (Matthew 3:7 = Luke 3:7 Matthew 12:34; Matthew 23:33 Acts 28:3)): Several vipers are found in Palestine, but it is not certain that 'eph`eh referred definitely to any of them.

See SERPENT.

Greek

2191. echidna -- a viper
... a viper. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: echidna Phonetic Spelling:
(ekh'-id-nah) Short Definition: a serpent, snake, viper Definition: a serpent ...
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Strong's Hebrew

660. epheh -- (a kind of) viper
... 659, 660. epheh. 661 . (a kind of) viper. Transliteration: epheh Phonetic
Spelling: (ef-eh') Short Definition: snake. Word Origin ...
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5919. akshub -- asp, viper
... 5918, 5919. akshub. 5920 . asp, viper. Transliteration: akshub Phonetic
Spelling: (ak-shoob') Short Definition: viper. Word Origin ...
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8207. shephiphon -- horned viper
... 8206, 8207. shephiphon. 8208 . horned viper. Transliteration: shephiphon
Phonetic Spelling: (shef-ee-fone') Short Definition: snake. ...
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6848a. tsepha -- a serpent
... a serpent. Transliteration: tsepha Short Definition: viper. Word Origin from an
unused word Definition a serpent NASB Word Usage viper (1). 6848, 6848a. ...
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6848b. tsiphoni -- a serpent
... Word Origin from the same as tsepha Definition a serpent NASB Word Usage Adders
(1), adders' (1), viper (1), viper's (1). 6848a, 6848b. tsiphoni. 6849 . ...
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6848. tsepha' -- a serpent
... adder, cockatrice From an unused root meaning to extrude; a viper (as thrusting
out the tongue, ie Hissing) -- adder, cockatrice. 6847, 6848. ...
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Library

Paul in Malta and Rome.
... "And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire,
there came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand. ...
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The Acts of Philip.
... And all these things Philip said to the multitudes that had come together to worship
as in old times the serpents and the viper, of which also they set up ...
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How Jesus Delivered James from the Bite of a Serpent.
... And while James was gathering the straw, a viper bit him; and he fell to
the ground, as if dead from the poison. And Jesus seeing ...
/.../unknown/the gospel of thomas/chapter xiv how jesus delivered james.htm

Absurd Representations of the Gods.
... Why, what man of judgment and reflection will believe that a viper was begotten
by a god (thus Orpheus:". ... In sight a frightful viper, on whose head. ...
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And they Went Away from Capernaum into the City which is Called ...
... And while James was collecting the vegetables, a viper suddenly came out of a hole
and struck his hand, [1689] and he began to cry out from excessive pain. ...
/.../unknown/the gospel of pseudo-matthew/chapter 41 and they went.htm

Acts xxviii. 1
... And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there
came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on his hand.". ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily liv acts xxviii 1.htm

On the Words of the Gospel, Matt. v. 22, "Whosoever Shall Say to ...
... The horse does not tame himself; the camel does not tame himself; the elephant does
not tame himself; the viper does not tame himself; the lion does not tame ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon v on the words.htm

The Evil one Said, "I Fear Him, Even Jesus, Lest He Destroy My ...
... The viper that is within him is out of his power; for the lust that is within him
he tames not. Secret sin like an asp, when it breathes on him he is scorched. ...
/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn xli the evil one.htm

Letter i. To Eusebius.
... Assuredly those Gentiles are reported to have entertained the same sort of thought
respecting Paul also, when the viper had bitten him, for they said, "This ...
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After the Wreck
... because of the present rain, and because of the cold.3. And when Paul had gathered
a bundle of sticks, and laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the ...
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Thesaurus

Viper (8 Occurrences)
... Tristram has identified it with the sand viper, a species of small size common in
sandy regions, and frequently found under stones by the shores of the Dead Sea ...
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Viper's (3 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Viper's (3 Occurrences). Job 20:16 He shall suck cobra
venom. The viper's tongue shall kill him. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS). ...
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Adder (9 Occurrences)
... (Psalm 140:3; Romans 3:13, "asp") is the rendering of,. (1.) Akshub ("coiling" or
"lying in wait"), properly an asp or viper, found only in this passage. ...
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Vipers (10 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 59:5 They hatch basilisks' eggs, and weave the spider's web; he that eateth
of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper. ...
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Cockatrice (3 Occurrences)
... It is generally supposed to denote the cerastes, or "horned viper," a
very poisonous serpent about a foot long. Others think it ...
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Webs (2 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 59:5 Eggs of a viper they have hatched, And webs of a spider they weave,
Whoso is eating their eggs doth die, And the crushed hatcheth a viper. (YLT). ...
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Egg (3 Occurrences)
... They hatch adders' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs
dieth; and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper." Gene Stratton ...
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Cobra (5 Occurrences)
... The viper's tongue shall kill him. ... Isaiah 11:8 The nursing child will play near a
cobra's hole, and the weaned child will put his hand on the viper's den. ...
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Serpents (18 Occurrences)
... It is cobra venom within him. (See NIV). Job 20:16 He shall suck cobra venom.
The viper's tongue shall kill him. (See NIV). Isaiah ...
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Saraph (3 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 14:29 Rejoice not thou, Philistia, all of thee, That broken hath been the
rod of thy smiter, For from the root of a serpent cometh out a viper, And its ...
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Bible Concordance

Viper (8 Occurrences)

Acts 28:3 But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Genesis 49:17 Dan will be a serpent in the way, an adder in the path, That bites the horse's heels, so that his rider falls backward.
(See RSV NIV)

Job 20:16 He shall suck cobra venom. The viper's tongue shall kill him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Psalms 140:3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper's poison is under their lips. Selah.
(WEB JPS NAS RSV NIV)

Proverbs 23:32 In the end, it bites like a snake, and poisons like a viper.
(WEB NAS NIV)

Isaiah 14:29 Rejoice not thou, Philistia, all of thee, because the rod that smote thee is broken; for out of the serpent's root shall come forth a viper, and his fruit shall be a fiery flying serpent.
(DBY YLT NAS NIV)

Isaiah 30:6 The burden of the animals of the South. Through the land of trouble and anguish, of the lioness and the lion, the viper and fiery flying serpent, they carry their riches on the shoulders of young donkeys, and their treasures on the humps of camels, to an unprofitable people.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Isaiah 59:5 They hatch adders' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he who eats of their eggs dies; and that which is crushed breaks out into a viper.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Viper

Viper: A Serpent

Viper: Fastens on Paul's Hand

Viper: Figurative

Related Terms

Viper's (3 Occurrences)

Adder (9 Occurrences)

Vipers (10 Occurrences)

Cockatrice (3 Occurrences)

Webs (2 Occurrences)

Egg (3 Occurrences)