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HebrewH6822Verb

צָפָה

tsa.phah

30Occurrences
H6822Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await

a primitive root;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
  1. to look out or about, spy, keep watch, observe, watch 1a)(Qal) to keep watch, spy 1b) (Piel) to watch, watch closely

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

H:V

Full Description

Hebrew Verb

Occurrences

צָפָה appears 30 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Samuel
5
Ezk
4
2 Kings
3
Isaiah
3
1 Samuel
2
Jeremiah
2
Micah
2
Proverbs
2

Key Passages

1 Samuel 14:16BSB

Now when Saul’s watchmen at Gibeah in Benjamin looked and saw the troops melting away and scattering in every direction,

2 Samuel 18:24BSB

Now David was sitting between the two gates when the watchman went up to the roof of the gateway by the wall, looked out, and saw a man running alone.

Ezk 33:6BSB

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Isaiah 52:8BSB

Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices,together they shout for joy.For every eye will seewhen the LORD returns to Zion.

Micah 7:4BSB

The best of them is like a brier;the most upright is sharper than a hedge of thorns.The day for your watchmen has come,the day of your visitation.Now is the time of their confusion.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.