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צָפָה

tsâphâh · tsaw-faw'Hebrew · H6822

Derivation

a primitive root;

Meaning

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

In the King James Version

behold, espy, look up (well), wait for, (keep the) watch(-man).

Translated as

watchman (13), watch (5), watchmen (5), watching (1), waited (1), watcheth (1), behold (1), beholding (1), well (1), looketh (1), espy (1), watched (1), watchman's (1), look (1)

Where it appears

Found in 33 verses

Genesis
31:49
Numbers
23:14
1 Samuel
4:13, 14:16
2 Kings
9:17, 9:18, 9:20
Psalms
37:32, 66:7
Proverbs
15:3, 31:27
Song of Solomon
7:4
Isaiah
21:5, 21:6, 52:8, 56:10
Jeremiah
6:17, 48:19
Lamentations
4:17
Ezekiel
3:17, 33:6, 33:7
Hosea
9:8
Micah
7:4, 7:7
Nahum
2:1
Habakkuk
2:1

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