- Original: אפעה - Transliteration: 'eph`eh - Phonetic: ef-eh' - Definition: 1. a viper, snake - Origin: from H659 (in the sense of hissing) - TWOT entry: 1791b - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From H659 (in the sense of hissing); an asp or other venomous serpent: - viper. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • viper, 3 Job 20:16; Isaiah 30:6; Isaiah 59:5