(Heb. pethen), translated (adder in) (Psalms 58:4; 91:13) Probably the Egyptian cobra, a small and very poisonous serpent, a dweller in the holes of walls, (Isaiah 11:8) and a snake upon which the serpent-charmers practiced their art.
·noun ·same·as <<Aspen>>. II. Asp ·noun One of several species of poplar bearing this name, especia...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
(Heb. pethen), Deut. 32:33; Job 20:14, 16; Isa. 11:8. It was probably the Egyptian cobra (Naja haje)...
Easton's Bible Dictionary