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קפוד Kippod

Every verse in which this word stands — 3 places, in canonical order, first appearance to last. These are the places the lexicon carries under this word's own entry, counting every form the text writes it in, which is the number on the list.

BirdGematria 190×3 in TanakhNot kosherFirst appearance:

The kippod of the desolation prophecies — lodging in Bavel's pools and on Ninveh's capitals. Bittern by some renderings, hedgehog by Rashi and many others — in which case it is no bird at all; the identification is discussed, and the row stands where the verses perch it.

Isaiah 14:23ישעיהו יד:כג

וְשַׂמְתִּיהָ לְמוֹרַשׁ קִפֹּד וְאַגְמֵי־מָיִם וְטֵֽאטֵאתִיהָ בְּמַטְאֲטֵא הַשְׁמֵד נְאֻם יְהוָה צְבָאֽוֹת

I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water; and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.

Isaiah 34:11ישעיהו לד:יא

וִירֵשׁוּהָ קָאַת וְקִפּוֹד וְיַנְשׁוֹף וְעֹרֵב יִשְׁכְּנוּ־בָהּ וְנָטָה עָלֶיהָ קַֽו־תֹהוּ וְאַבְנֵי־בֹֽהוּ

But the pelican and the bittern shall possess it, And the owl and the raven shall dwell therein; And He shall stretch over it The line of confusion, and the plummet of emptiness.

Zephaniah 2:14צפניה ב:יד

וְרָבְצוּ בְתוֹכָהּ עֲדָרִים כָּל־חַיְתוֹ־גוֹי גַּם־קָאַת גַּם־קִפֹּד בְּכַפְתֹּרֶיהָ יָלִינוּ קוֹל יְשׁוֹרֵר בַּֽחַלּוֹן חֹרֶב בַּסַּף כִּי אַרְזָה עֵרָֽה

And all beasts of every kind Shall lie down in the midst of her in herds; Both the pelican and the bittern Shall lodge in the capitals thereof; Voices shall sing in the windows; Desolation shall be in the posts; For the cedar-work thereof shall be uncovered.

Quick answers

What is the Hebrew word for kippod?

Kippod in Hebrew is קפוד, with a gematria of 190 in the standard method.

How many times is the kippod mentioned in the Tanakh?

The word stands 3 times in the Tanakh, first at Isaiah 14:23.

A spelling is not a word. The corpus never writes קפוד bare — every one of its places carries a particle or a suffix on the front or the back — so the spelling above is the word's own headword, and the verses listed here are the only door to it.