שָׁקַף

sha.qaphVerbH8259

to look

From: a primitive root;

Short Definition

properly, to lean out (of a window), i.e. (by implication) peep or gaze (passively, be a spectacle)

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to overlook, look down or out, overhang, look out and down 1a) (Niphal) to lean over (and look), look down 1b) (Hiphil) to look down, look down upon

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

19 times

Appears 19 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Genesis
3
2 Kings
2
2 Samuel
2
Numbers
2
1 Chronicles
1

Key Passages

  • 1 Chronicles 15:29
  • 2 Kings 9:32
  • Deuteronomy 26:15
  • Genesis 19:28
  • Jeremiah 6:1

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