Strong's Lexicon

H6822

H6822 — צָּפָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

HebrewtsaphahverbOccurrences: 38TWOT: 1950

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6822
Word:צָּפָה
Part of Speech:verb
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:38
Transliteration:tsaphah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:tsaw-faw'
Meaning:1. (properly) to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance 2. (by implication) to observe, await
KJV Renderings:behold, espy, look up (well), wait for, (keep the) watch(-man).

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB7174

I. [צָפָה]37 verb look out or about, spy, keep watch (Late Hebrew id., Pi`el hope ;; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 4597] III. hope); —

Qal28 Imperfect 3 masculine singular jussive יִצֶף בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ Gen 31:49 ( J ) may ׳ י keep watch between me and thee (that the covenant be kept = ׳ עֵד וגו ׳ א Gen 31:50); 3 feminine plural עֵינָיו בַּגּוֺיִם תִּצְפֶּי֑נָה Ps 66:9 his eyes keep watch upon the nations; Participle active צוֺפֶה רָשָׁע֫ לַצַּדִּיק Ps 37:32 a wicked man spieth upon the righteous; Song 7:5 the town which looketh toward ( פְּנֵי) Damascus; feminine צוֺפִיָּה Prov 31:27 she keepeth watch of (with accusative); plural ׳ עֵינֵי י צֹפוֺת רָעִים וְטוֺבִים Prov 15:3 elsewhere as substantive watchman, absoluteצֹפֶה 2Sam 13:34 +; plural צֹפִים 1Sam 14:16 +, suffix צֹפָיו Isa 56:10 Qr ( Kt צפו), צֹפַיִךְ Isa 52:81Sam 14:16; 2Sam 13:34 + 8 t. Samuel Kings, Ezek 33:2; Ezek 33:6 (twice in verse); Isa 52:8, so in שְׂדֵה צֹפִים Num 23:14 ( J E ); figurative of prophets Hos 9:8; Jer 6:17; Ezek 3:17; Ezek 33:7; Isa 56:10צוֺפִים 1Sam 1:1 see צוּפִי ; Passive participle צָפוּ (Manuscripts and Qr צָפוּי), Job 15:22 spied out (and brought) to (אֱלֵי) the sword (Em Bi PerlesAnal. 29 צָפוּן compare Di Bu).
Pi`el Perfect 1 plural צִפִּינוּ Lam 4:17 Imperfect 1 singular אֲצַפֶּה Mic 7:7 +; Imperative masculine singular צַפֵּה Nah 2:2, feminine singular צַפִּי Jer 48:19 Participle מְצַפֶּה 1Sam 4:13; Isa 21:6 plural suffix מְצַפֶּיךָ Mic 7:4 — watch (closely), אֶלרֶּֿרֶךְ ׳ עִמְדִי וְצ Jer 48:19, דֶֿרֶךְ ׳ צ Nah 2:2 + אֶל of person expected Lam 4:17 figurative אֲצַפֶּה ׳ בְּי Mic 7:7 absolute literal 1Sam 4:13 figurative Hab 2:1 I will look forth, to see (לִרְאוֺת) what he will say; Ps 5:4 I will look out (expectantly); participle as noun = watchman Isa 21:6; Mic 7:4.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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