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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary

Strong's #6822 - צָפָה

Transliteration

tsâphâh

Phonetics

tsaw-faw'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

Verb

TWOT

1950

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) to look out or about, spy, keep watch, observe, watch

1a) (Qal) to keep watch, spy

1b) (Piel) to watch, watch closely

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 2657 ‑ κατανοέω (kat‑an‑o‑eh'‑o); 5442 ‑ φυλάσσω (foo‑las'‑so); 2572 ‑ καλύπτω (kal‑oop'‑to); 2885 ‑ κοσμέω (kos‑meh'‑o); 4023 ‑ περιέχω (per‑ee‑ekh'‑o); 1914 ‑ ἐπιβλέπω (ep‑ee‑blep'‑o); 4649 ‑ σκοπός (skop‑os');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

KJV (36)

Genesis

1 Samuel

2 Samuel

2 Kings

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Song of Solomon

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Lamentations

Ezekiel

Hosea

Micah

Nahum

Habakkuk

NAS (39)

Genesis

1 Samuel

2 Samuel

2 Kings

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Lamentations

Ezekiel

Hosea

Micah

Nahum

Habakkuk

HCS (35)

Genesis

1 Samuel

2 Samuel

2 Kings

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Song of Solomon

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Lamentations

Ezekiel

Hosea

Micah

Nahum

Habakkuk

BSB (36)

Genesis

1 Samuel

2 Samuel

2 Kings

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Song of Solomon

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Lamentations

Ezekiel

Hosea

Micah

Nahum

Habakkuk

ESV (32)

Genesis

1 Samuel

2 Samuel

2 Kings

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Lamentations

Ezekiel

Hosea

Micah

WEB (35)

Genesis

1 Samuel

2 Samuel

2 Kings

Job

Psalms

Proverbs

Song of Solomon

Isaiah

Jeremiah

Lamentations

Ezekiel

Hosea

Micah

Nahum

Verse Results

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1408) p y (תספ TsP) AC: Watch CO: Watchtower AB: ?: (eng: spy)

A) p y (תספ TsP) AC: Watch CO: Watchtower AB: ?

N^f4 ) t i p y (תספית TsPYT) - Watchtower: As watches over an area. KJV (1): watchtower - Strongs: H6844 (צָפִית)

j^f) n f p y (תספונ TsPWN) - North: From the north star which is watched for direction. KJV (153): north, northward, northern - Strongs: H6828 (צָפֹן)

jf^m) i n f p y (תספוני TsPWNY) - Northern: From the north star which is watched for direction. KJV (1): northern - Strongs: H6830 (צְפוֹנִי)

H) e p y (תספה TsPH) AC: Watch CO: Watchtower AB: ?: A covering of an area by watching.

V) e p y (תספה TsPH) - I. Watch: II. Overlay:[Unknown connection to root] KJV (83): (vf: Paal, Pual, Piel) watch, watchman, behold, look, espy, overlay, cover, garnish - Strongs: H6822 (צָפָה), H6823 (צָפָה)

f^f1) e i p i y (תסיפיה TsYPYH) - Watching: KJV (1): watching - Strongs: H6836 (צִפִּיָּה)

h^m) e p y m (מתספה MTsPH) - Watchtower: A place for watching. KJV (2): watchtower - Strongs: H4707 (מִצְפֶּה)

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

צָפָה

(1) to shine, to be bright (Arabic صفى); Hence Piel No. 1.

(2) to look out, to view (prop. to enlighten with the eyes, comp. שָׁזַף, unless the primary idea be rather sought for in inclining, bending forward, in order to view; comp. הִשְׁקִיף. With this accord σκέπω, σκόπος, σκοπέω; and even in Lat. transp. specio, specto, specula, etc). Isaiah 21:5 see צָפִית. Used of a tower which has a wide view, Song of Solomon 7:5. Part. צוֹפֶה a watchman set on a tower, 1 Samuel 14:16; 2 Samuel 13:34, 18:24. Metaph. used of prophets, who, like watchmen, declare future events as being divinely revealed to them by visions, Jeremiah 6:17 Eze. 3:17 comp. Habakkuk 2:1 [Piel]. Hence

(a) to look out for. Hosea 9:8, צוֹפֶה אֶפְרַיִם “Ephraim looks out for (aid).”

(b) to observe accurately; followed by an acc., Proverbs 15:3, 31:27 followed by בְּ Psalms 66:7 followed by בֵּין (to see and judge between), Genesis 31:49.

(d) to select (auferfehen), i.q. רָאָה. Job 15:22, צָפוּ הוּא אֱלֵי חֶרֶב “selected (or destined) for the sword” (צָפוּ for צָפוּי).

Piel

(1) to overlay with gold or silver (pr. to make splendid; see Kal No. 1); followed by two acc., Exodus 25:24; 1 Kings 6:20, seqq.

(2) i.q. Kal No. 2, 1 Samuel 4:13 part. מְצַפֶּה a watchman, Isaiah 21:6 metaph. a prophet, Micah 7:4. Followed by אֶל of the thing which any one watches for and expects (as aid), Lamentations 4:17 בְּ Micah 7:7. Absol. Psalms 5:4, אֲצַפֶּה “I expect,” sc. divine aid, I look to God.

Pual, pass. of Piel No. 1, to be overlaid, Exodus 26:32; Proverbs 26:23.

Derivatives, צִפּוּי, צִפִּיָּה, צָפִית, מִצְפֶּה; and pr.n. צְפָת, צְפָתָה, צְפוֹ, צְפִי, צִפְיוֹן, מִצְפָּח.

צָפָה f. (from the root צוּף) a swimming, Ezekiel 32:6.

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List of Word Forms

אֲצַפֶּ֔ה אצפה בְּצִפִּיָּתֵ֣נוּ בצפיתנו הַֽמְצַפֶּ֔ה הַצֹּפִים֙ הַצֹּפֶ֔ה הַצֹּפֶ֜ה הַצֹּפֶ֥ה הַצֹּפֶה֙ הַצֹּפֶה֮ המצפה הצפה הצפים וְ֠הַצֹּפֶה וְהַצֹּפֶה֩ וְצַפִּ֖י וְצָפ֖וּי וַאֲצַפֶּ֗ה וַאֲצַפֶּֽה׃ ואצפה ואצפה׃ והצפה וצפוי וצפי יִ֥צֶף יצף לְצֹפֶֽה׃ לצפה׃ מְצַפֶּ֔ה מְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ מצפה מצפיך צ֭וֹפִיָּה צִפִּ֔ינוּ צַפֵּה־ צֹ֝פ֗וֹת צֹפִ֔ים צֹפֶ֥ה צֹפַ֛יִךְ צֹפָ֞יו צוֹפֶ֖ה צוֹפֶ֣ה צופה צופיה צפה צפה־ צפות צפיו צפיך צפים צפינו תִּצְפֶּ֑ינָה תצפינה ’ă·ṣap·peh ’ăṣappeh atzapPeh bə·ṣip·pî·yā·ṯê·nū bəṣippîyāṯênū betzippiyaTenu ham·ṣap·peh hamṣappeh hamtzapPeh haṣ·ṣō·p̄eh haṣ·ṣō·p̄îm haṣṣōp̄eh haṣṣōp̄îm hatztzoFim hatztzoPeh lə·ṣō·p̄eh ləṣōp̄eh letzoPeh mə·ṣap·pe·ḵā mə·ṣap·peh məṣappeh məṣappeḵā metzapPeh metzapPeicha ṣap·pêh- ṣappêh- ṣip·pî·nū ṣippînū ṣō·p̄a·yiḵ ṣō·p̄āw ṣō·p̄eh ṣō·p̄îm ṣō·p̄ō·wṯ ṣō·w·p̄eh ṣō·w·p̄î·yāh ṣōp̄āw ṣōp̄ayiḵ ṣōp̄eh ṣōp̄îm ṣōp̄ōwṯ ṣōwp̄eh ṣōwp̄îyāh tiṣ·pe·nāh tiṣpenāh titzPeinah tzappeh tzipPinu tzoFav tzoFayich tzoFim Tzofiyah tzoFot tzoPeh vaatzapPeh Vehatztzofeh vehatztzoPeh vetzaFui vetzapPi wa’ăṣappeh wa·’ă·ṣap·peh wə·haṣ·ṣō·p̄eh wə·ṣā·p̄ui wə·ṣap·pî wəhaṣṣōp̄eh wəṣappî wəṣāp̄ui yi·ṣep̄ yiṣep̄ Yitzef

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