Tsif'oni (צפעוני) means Viper in Hebrew.
It can also mean Adder. It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
Viper, Adder
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Tsif'oni.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1פרט ממשפחה של נחשים ארסיים. ראשו רחב ובצורת משולש.
וְשִׁעֲשַׁע יוֹנֵק עַל-חֻר פָּתֶן וְעַל מְאוּרַת צִפְעוֹנִי גָּמוּל יָדוֹ הָדָה
- 2לשון המקראנחש ארסי.
כִּי הִנְנִי מְשַׁלֵּחַ בָּכֶם נְחָשִׁים צִפְעֹנִים אֲשֶׁר אֵין-לָהֶם לָחַשׁ וְנִשְּׁכוּ אֶתְכֶם נְאֻם-יהוה
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Tsif'oni is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- צִפְעוֹנִי
- Written without vowel points
- צפעוני
- Said
- tsif'oni
- Root
- צ־פ־ע
- Pattern
- קִטְלוֹנִי
- Plural
- צִפְעוֹנִים
- Inflections
- ר' צִפְעוֹנִים, סמיכות: צִפְעוֹנִי־, ר׳ צִפְעוֹנֵי־
- Gematria
- 306
This is how Tsif'oni is said in other languages.
- English
- Viper, Adder
These words rhyme with Tsif'oni.
The word Tsif'oni comes from the root צ־פ־ע, like these words.
These words come before and after Tsif'oni in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Tsif'oni.
What does Tsif'oni (צפעוני) mean in Hebrew?
Tsif'oni (צפעוני) means Viper and Adder. It is said tsif'oni, with the stress on ni.
What rhymes with Tsif'oni (צפעוני)?
Words that rhyme with Tsif'oni (צפעוני) include מיני, עני, שני, קיצוני, אני, and צמחוני.
Is Tsif'oni (צפעוני) masculine or feminine?
The word Tsif'oni (צפעוני) is a masculine noun, and its plural is צִפְעוֹנִים.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry צפעוני of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.