H6822
צָפָה
to watch
1) to look out or about, spy, keep watch, observe, watch 1a)(Qal) to keep watch, spy 1b) (Piel) to watch, watch closely
Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry
I. [צָפָה]37 verb look out or about, spy keep watch (Late Hebrew id., Pi`el hope;; Ethiopic III. hope); —
Qal28 Imperfect 3 masculine singular jussive יִצֶף בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ Gen 31:49 (J) may ׳י keep watch between me and thee (that the covenant be kept = ׳עֵד וגו ׳א vGen 31:50); 3 feminine plural עֵינָיו בַּגּוֺיִם תִּצְפֶּי֑נָה Ps 66:9 his eyes keep watch upon the nations; Participle active צוֺפֶה רָשָׁע֫ לַצַּדִּיק Ps 37:32 a wicked man spieth upon the righteous; Song 7:5 the town which looketh toward (פְּנֵי) Damascus; feminine צוֺפִיָּה Prov 31:27 she keepeth watch of (with accusative); plural ׳עֵינֵי י צֹפוֺת רָעִים וְטוֺבִים Prov 15:3 elsewhere as substantive watchman, absoluteצֹפֶה 2Sam 13:34 +; plural צֹפִים 1Sam 14:16 +, suffix צֹפָיו Isa 56:10 Qr (Kt צפו), צֹפַיִךְ Isa 52:8 — 1Sam 14:16; 2Sam 13:34 + 8 t. Samuel Kings, Ezek 33:2; Ezek 33:6 (twice in verse); Isa 52:8, so in שְׂדֵה צֹפִים Num 23:14 (JE); figurative of prophets Hos 9:8; Jer 6:17; Ezek 3:17; Ezek 33:7; Isa 56:10 — צוֺפִים 1Sam 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`el Perfect 1 plural צִפִּינוּ Lam 4:17 Imperfect 1 singular אֲצַפֶּה Mic 7:7 +; Imperative masculine singular צַפֵּה Nah 2:2, feminine singular צַפִּי Jer 48:19 Participle מְצַפֶּה 1Sam 4:13; Isa 21:6 plural suffix מְצַפֶּיךָ Mic 7:4 — watch (closely), אֶלרֶּֿרֶךְ ׳עִמְדִי וְצ Jer 48:19, דֶֿרֶךְ׳צ Nah 2:2 + אֶל of person expected Lam 4:17 figurative אֲצַפֶּה ׳בְּי Mic 7:7 absolute literal 1Sam 4:13 figurative Hab 2:1 I will look forth, to see (לִרְאוֺת) what he will say; Ps 5:4 I will look out (expectantly); participle as noun = watchman Isa 21:6; Mic 7:4.
29 occurrences
Genesis (1), I Samuel (2), II Samuel (5), II Kings (3), Job (1), Psalms (2), Proverbs (2), Isaiah (3), Jeremiah (2), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (3), Hosea (1), Micah (2), Habakkuk (1)
- Genesis 31:49
- I Samuel 4:13
- I Samuel 14:16
- II Samuel 13:34
- II Samuel 18:24
- II Samuel 18:25
- II Samuel 18:26
- II Samuel 18:27
- II Kings 9:17
- II Kings 9:18
- II Kings 9:20
- Job 15:22
- Psalms 37:32
- Psalms 66:7
- Proverbs 15:3
- Proverbs 31:27
- Isaiah 21:6
- Isaiah 52:8
- Isaiah 56:10
- Jeremiah 6:17
- Jeremiah 48:19
- Lamentations 4:17
- Ezekiel 3:17
- Ezekiel 33:6
- Ezekiel 33:7
- Hosea 9:8
- Micah 7:4
- Micah 7:7
- Habakkuk 2:1