- Original: צפר - Transliteration: Tsaphar - Phonetic: tsaw-far' - Definition: 1. (Qal) to go early, depart early a. meaning dubious - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 1958 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to skip about that is return: - depart early. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • early, 1 Judges 7:3