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Lexicon :: Strong's H6822 - ṣāp̄â

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צָפָה
Transliteration
ṣāp̄â
Pronunciation
tsaw-faw'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1950

Strong’s Definitions

צָפָה tsâphâh, tsaw-faw'; a primitive root; properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await:—behold, espy, look up (well), wait for, (keep the) watch(-man).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x

The KJV translates Strong's H6822 in the following manner: watchman (20x), watch (8x), behold (2x), look (2x), espy (1x), look up (1x), waited (1x), look well (1x), variant for Zophim (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 37x
The KJV translates Strong's H6822 in the following manner: watchman (20x), watch (8x), behold (2x), look (2x), espy (1x), look up (1x), waited (1x), look well (1x), variant for Zophim (1x).

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

    1. (Qal) to keep watch, spy

    2. (Piel) to watch, watch closely

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צָפָה tsâphâh, tsaw-faw'; a primitive root; properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await:—behold, espy, look up (well), wait for, (keep the) watch(-man).
STRONGS H6822: Abbreviations
I. [צָפָה]37 verb look out or about, spy keep watch (Late Hebrew id., Pi. hope; Ethiopic bdb085902 III. hope); —
Qal28 Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular jussive יִצֶף בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ Genesis 31:49 (J) may י׳ keep watch between me and thee (that the covenant be kept = עֵד וגו׳ א׳ Genesis 31:50); 3rd person feminine plural תִּצְפֶּי֑נָה בַּגּוֺיִם עֵינָיו Psalm 66:9 [Psalm 66:7] his eyes keep watch upon the nations; Participle active צוֺפֶה רָשָׁע֫ לַצַּדִּיק Psalm 37:32 a wicked man spieth upon the righteous; Song 7:5 [Song 7:4] the town which looketh toward (מְּנֵי) Damascus; feminine צוֺפִיָּה Proverbs 31:27 she keepeth watch of (with accusative); plural עֵינֵי י׳ צֹפוֺת רָעִים וְטוֺבִים Proverbs 15:3; elsewhere as substantive watchman, absoluteצֹפֶה 2 Samuel 13:34 +; plural צֹפִים 1 Samuel 14:16 +, suffix צֹפָיו Isaiah 56:10 Qr (Kt צפו), צֹפַיִךְ Isaiah 52:8; — 1 Samuel 14:16; 2 Samuel 13:34 8 times Samuel Kings, Ezekiel 33:2, Ezekiel 33:6 (twice in verse); Isaiah 52:8, so in שְׂדֵה צֹפִים [H6839 Numbers 23:14] (JE); figurative of prophets Hosea 9:8; Jeremiah 6:17; Ezekiel 3:17; Ezekiel 33:7; Isaiah 56:10; — צוֺפִים 1 Samuel 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. Perfect 1st person plural צִפִּינוּ Lamentations 4:17; Imperfect 1st person singular אֲצַפֶּה Micah 7:7 +; Imperative masculine singular צַפֵּה Nahum 2:2, feminine singular צַפִּי Jeremiah 48:19; Participle מְצַפֶּה 1 Samuel 4:13; Isaiah 21:6; plural suffix מְצַפֶּיךָ Micah 7:4; — watch (closely), אֶלרֶּֿרֶךְ עִמְדִי וְצ׳ Jeremiah 48:19, דֶֿרֶךְ צ׳ Nahum 2:2 [Nahum 2:1]; + אֶל of person expected Lamentations 4:17; figurative אֲצַפֶּה בְּי׳ Micah 7:7; absolute literal 1 Samuel 4:13; figurative Habakkuk 2:1 I will look forth, to see (לִרְאוֺת) what he will say; Psalm 5:4 [Psalm 5:3] I will look out (expectantly); participle as noun = watchman Isaiah 21:6; Micah 7:4.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

31:49; 31:50

1 Samuel

1:1; 4:13; 4:13; 14:16; 14:16

2 Samuel

13:34; 13:34

Job

15:22

Psalms

5:3; 37:32; 66:7

Proverbs

15:3; 31:27

Song of Songs

7:4

Isaiah

21:6; 21:6; 52:8; 52:8; 56:10; 56:10

Jeremiah

6:17; 48:19; 48:19

Lamentations

4:17; 4:17

Ezekiel

3:17; 33:2; 33:6; 33:7

Hosea

9:8

Micah

7:4; 7:4; 7:7; 7:7

Nahum

2:1; 2:2

Habakkuk

2:1

H6822

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Strong's Number H6822 matches the Hebrew צָפָה (ṣāp̄â),
which occurs 37 times in 33 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:49

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:49 - Mizpah also, for he said, 'Jehovah doth watch between me and thee, for we are hidden one from another;

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 4:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 4:13 - and he cometh in, and lo, Eli is sitting on the throne by the side of the way, watching, for his heart hath been trembling for the ark of God, and the man hath come in to declare it in the city, and all the city crieth out.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:16 - And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin see, and lo, the multitude hath melted away, and it goeth on, and is beaten down.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:34

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:34 - And Absalom fleeth, and the young man who is watching lifteth up his eyes and looketh, and lo, much people are coming by the way behind him, on the side of the hill.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:24

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:24 - And David is sitting between the two gates, and the watchman goeth unto the roof of the gate, unto the wall, and lifteth up his eyes, and looketh, and lo, a man running by himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:25

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:25 - And the watchman calleth, and declareth to the king, and the king saith, 'If by himself, tidings are in his mouth;' and he cometh, coming on and drawing near.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:26 - And the watchman seeth another man running, and the watchman calleth unto the gatekeeper, and saith, 'Lo, a man running by himself;' and the king saith, 'Also this one is bearing tidings.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 18:27

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:27 - And the watchman saith, 'I see the running of the first as the running of Ahimaaz son of Zadok.' And the king saith, 'This is a good man, and with good tidings he cometh.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:17 - And the watchman is standing on the tower in Jezreel, and seeth the company of Jehu in his coming, and saith, 'A company I see;' and Joram saith, 'Take a rider and send to meet them, and let him say, Is there peace?'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:18 - and the rider on the horse goeth to meet him, and saith, 'Thus said the king, Is there peace?' and Jehu saith, 'What -- to thee and to peace? turn round behind me.' And the watchman declareth, saying, 'The messenger came unto them, and he hath not returned.'

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 9:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 9:20 - And the watchman declareth, saying, 'He came unto them, and he hath not returned, and the driving is like the driving of Jehu son of Nimshi, for with madness he driveth.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:22 - He believeth not to return from darkness, And watched is he for the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 5:3 - Jehovah, at morning Thou hearest my voice, At morning I set in array for Thee, And I look out.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:32 - The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 66:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:7 - Ruling by His might to the age, His eyes among the nations do watch, The refractory exalt not themselves. Selah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:3 - In every place are the eyes of Jehovah, Watching the evil and the good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 31:27 - She is watching the ways of her household, And bread of sloth she eateth not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:4 - Thy neck as a tower of the ivory, Thine eyes pools in Heshbon, near the gate of Bath-Rabbim, Thy face as a tower of Lebanon looking to Damascus,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 21:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 21:6 - For thus said the Lord unto me: 'Go, station the watchman, That which he seeth let him declare.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 52:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 52:8 - The voice of thy watchmen! They have lifted up the voice, together they cry aloud, Because eye to eye they see, in Jehovah's turning back to Zion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 56:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 56:10 - Blind are his watchmen -- all of them, They have not known, All of them are dumb dogs, they are not able to bark, Dozing, lying down, loving to slumber.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:17 - And I have raised up for you watchmen, Attend ye to the voice of the trumpet. And they say, 'We do not attend.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:19 - On the way stand, and watch, O inhabitant of Aroer, Ask the fugitive and escaped, Say, What hath happened?

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:17 - While we exist -- consumed are our eyes for our vain help, In our watch-tower we have watched for a nation that saveth not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 3:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:17 - that there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying, 'Son of man, a watchman I have given thee to the house of Israel, and thou hast heard from My mouth a word, and hast warned them from Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:2 - 'Son of man, speak unto the sons of thy people, and thou hast said unto them: A land -- when I bring in against it a sword, And the people of the land have taken one man out of their borders, And made him to them for a watchman.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:6 - And the watchman, when he seeth the sword coming in, And he hath not blown with a trumpet, And the people hath not been warned, And come in doth a sword, And taketh away of them -- a soul, He in his iniquity is taken away, And his blood from the hand of the watchman I require.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 33:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 33:7 - And thou, son of man, A watchman I gave thee to the house of Israel, And thou hast heard from My mouth a word, And thou hast warned them from Me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:8 - Ephraim is looking away from My God, The prophet! a snare of a fowler is over all his ways, Hatred is in the house of his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:4 - Their best one is as a brier, The upright one -- than a thorn-hedge, The day of thy watchmen -- Thy visitation -- hath come. Now is their perplexity.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mic 7:7

Unchecked Copy BoxMic 7:7 - And I -- in Jehovah I do watch, I do wait for the God of my salvation, Hear me doth my God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Nah 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNah 2:1 - Come up hath a scatterer to thy face, Keep the bulwark, watch the way, Strengthen the loins, strengthen power mightily.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:1 - On my charge I stand, and I station myself on a bulwark, and I watch to see what He doth speak against me, and what I do reply to my reproof.
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