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# viper

«viper» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a kind of venomous snake with long fangs that fold back…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a viper, vipers)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A viper is a kind of venomous snake with long fangs that fold back, such as the adder. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/viper/#m1)

2) (old-fashioned) A viper is a wicked, treacherous person who betrays others. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/viper/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It means a poisonous snake. In the Bible it stands for deadly speech and treachery. Interpretation: The tradition links poisonous snakes to evil speech, or lashon hara, which can hurt like a bite. In the primary lessons: In science lessons, vipers include adders, rattlesnakes and puff adders; the adder is Britain's only venomous snake and is shy and protected. In safety, if bitten, stay calm, keep still and get medical help at once. In the Bible and old stories, a brood of vipers or a viper in the nest means a dangerous, deceitful person.

### examples

- He shall suck the poison of asps; the viper's tongue shall slay him. (Writings JOB.20.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/viper/#x1)
- They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; vipers' venom is under their lips. (Writings PSA.140.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/viper/#x2)
- 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. (Prophets ISA.59.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/viper/#x3)
- The adder is a kind of viper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/viper/#x4)
- Vipers have long fangs that fold back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/viper/#x5)
- Rattlesnakes are vipers from America. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/viper/#x6)
- If a viper bites you, get help straight away. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/viper/#x7)
- In the story, the king's adviser was a viper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/viper/#x8)
- A viper basked on the warm rocks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/viper/#x9)
- While thus looking upwards, he unknowingly trod upon a Viper asleep just before his feet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/viper/#x10)

### note

Countable. Vipers are venomous (they inject venom), not poisonous to eat. Do not confuse with a wiper (windscreen wiper). The cruel-person meaning is old-fashioned.

### In the corpora

- [They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent; vipers' venom is under their lips.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.2555/)
- [He shall suck the poison of asps; the viper's tongue shall slay him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.513/)
- [Pit vipers such as rattlesnakes have heat-sensing pits on their faces that find warm-blooded prey in total darkness.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/30-snakes-and-lizards/10/)
- [Cobras, mambas, vipers and rattlesnakes are the famous ones.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/322-snakes-to-keep-away-from-cobras-mambas-vipers-and-rattlesnakes/1/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «viper» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/V/viper/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.