Strong's Lexicon

H7805

H7805 — שָׁזַף

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

Hebrewshazaphverb-stemOccurrences: 3TWOT: 2357

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H7805
Word:שָׁזַף
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:3
Transliteration:shazaph
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:shaw-zaf'
Meaning:1. to tan (by sun-burning) 2. figuratively (as if by a piercing ray) to scan
KJV Renderings:look up, see.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB8577

[שָׁזַף] verb catch sight of, look on (of eye); —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular suffix person, subject עַיִן, שְׁוֶפַתּוּ Job 20:9, so (of thing) Job 28:7 compare שֶׁשְּׁזָפַתְנִי הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ Song 1:6 because the sun hath looked on me.


Other Resources

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

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