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SPARROW (tsippôr, Psa_84:3; Psa_102:7). The Heb. word is probably equivalent of Arab. [Note: Arabic.] ‘asfûr, and includes any ‘twittering’ birds; generally tr. [Note: translate or translation.] ‘bird’ or ‘fowl’. See Bird. In the NT references (Mat_10:29, Luk_12:6-7) strouthion evidently refers to the sparrow, which to-day is sold for food as cheaply as in NT times.
E. W. G. Masterman.