Strong's Hebrew #6822 - צָפָה tsaphah (to look out or about)

behold, espy, look up well, wait for, keep the watchman

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).

1) to look out or about, spy, keep watch, observe, watch
1a) (Qal) to keep watch, spy
1b) (Piel) to watch, watch closely
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1950

I. [צָפָה]₃₇ verb look out or about, spy keep watch (Late Hebrew id., Pi`el hope;; Ethiopic III. hope); —

Qal₂₈ Imperfect3masculine 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); 3feminine plural עֵינָיו בַּגּוֺיִם תִּצְמֶּי֑נָה Psalm 66:9 his eyes keep watch upon the nations; Participle active צוֺפֶה רָשָׁע֫ לַצַּדִּיק Psalm 37:32 a wicked man spieth upon the righteous; Cant 7:5 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 8t. Samuel Kings, Ezekiel 33:2,6 (twice in verse); Isaiah 52:8, so in שְׂדֵה צֹפִים 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 Perles^{Anal. 29} צָפוּן compare Di Bu). Pi`el Perfect1plural צִמִּינוּ Lamentations 4:17; Imperfect1singular אֲצַמֶּה Micah 7:7 +; Imperative masculine singular צַמֵּה Nahum 2:2, feminine singular צַמִּי Jeremiah 48:19; Participle מְצַמֶּה 1 Samuel 4:13; Isaiah 21:6; plural suffix מְצַמֶּיךָ Micah 7:4; — watch (closely), אֶלרֶּֿרֶךְ ׳עִמְדִי וְצ Jeremiah 48:19, דֶֿרֶךְ׳צ Nahum 2:2; + אֶל of person expected Lamentations 4:17; figurative אֲצַמֶּה ׳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 I will look out (expectantly); participle as noun = watchman Isaiah 21:6; Micah 7:4.

Strong's Hebrew: 6822. צָפָה (tsaphah) — 36 Occurrences

Genesis 31:49
HEB: אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָמַ֔ר יִ֥צֶף יְהוָ֖ה בֵּינִ֣י
NAS: May the LORD watch between
KJV: The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent
INT: for said watch may the LORD between

1 Samuel 4:13
HEB: ק) דֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ מְצַפֶּ֔ה כִּֽי־ הָיָ֤ה
NAS: by the road eagerly watching, because
KJV: by the wayside watching: for his heart
INT: beat the road watching because become

1 Samuel 14:16
HEB: וַיִּרְא֤וּ הַצֹּפִים֙ לְשָׁא֔וּל בְּגִבְעַ֖ת
NAS: Now Saul's watchmen in Gibeah
KJV: And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah
INT: looked watchmen now Saul's Gibeah

2 Samuel 13:34
HEB: וַיִּשָּׂ֞א הַנַּ֤עַר הַצֹּפֶה֙ אֶת־ [עֵינֹו
NAS: And the young man who was the watchman raised
KJV: And the young man that kept the watch lifted up
INT: raised and the young was the watchman affliction and looked

2 Samuel 18:24
HEB: הַשְּׁעָרִ֑ים וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ הַצֹּפֶ֜ה אֶל־ גַּ֤ג
NAS: gates; and the watchman went
KJV: gates: and the watchman went up
INT: gates went and the watchman to the roof

2 Samuel 18:25
HEB: וַיִּקְרָ֤א הַצֹּפֶה֙ וַיַּגֵּ֣ד לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
NAS: The watchman called and told
KJV: And the watchman cried, and told
INT: called the watchman and told the king

2 Samuel 18:26
HEB: וַיַּ֣רְא הַצֹּפֶה֮ אִישׁ־ אַחֵ֣ר
NAS: Then the watchman saw another
KJV: And the watchman saw another
INT: saw the watchman man another

2 Samuel 18:26
HEB: רָץ֒ וַיִּקְרָ֤א הַצֹּפֶה֙ אֶל־ הַשֹּׁעֵ֔ר
NAS: running; and the watchman called
KJV: running: and the watchman called
INT: running called and the watchman to the gatekeeper

2 Samuel 18:27
HEB: וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הַצֹּפֶ֔ה אֲנִ֤י רֹאֶה֙
NAS: The watchman said, I think
KJV: And the watchman said, Me thinketh
INT: said the watchman I think

2 Kings 9:17
HEB: וְהַצֹּפֶה֩ עֹמֵ֨ד עַֽל־
NAS: Now the watchman was standing
KJV: And there stood a watchman on the tower
INT: now the watchman was standing on

2 Kings 9:18
HEB: אַחֲרָ֑י וַיַּגֵּ֤ד הַצֹּפֶה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בָּֽא־
NAS: behind me. And the watchman reported,
KJV: thee behind me. And the watchman told,
INT: behind reported and the watchman says came

2 Kings 9:20
HEB: וַיַּגֵּ֤ד הַצֹּפֶה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בָּ֥א
NAS: The watchman reported, He came
KJV: And the watchman told, saying,
INT: reported the watchman saying came

Job 15:22
HEB: [וְצָפוּ כ] (וְצָפ֖וּי ק) ה֣וּא
NAS: from darkness, And he is destined for the sword.
KJV: out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.
INT: from darkness behold he for

Psalm 5:3
HEB: אֶֽעֱרָךְ־ לְ֝ךָ֗ וַאֲצַפֶּֽה׃
NAS: I will order [my] [prayer] to You and [eagerly] watch.
KJV: will I direct [my prayer] unto thee, and will look up.
INT: the morning will order and watch

Psalm 37:32
HEB: צוֹפֶ֣ה רָ֭שָׁע לַצַּדִּ֑יק
NAS: The wicked spies upon the righteous
KJV: The wicked watcheth the righteous,
INT: spies the wicked the righteous

Psalm 66:7
HEB: עֵ֭ינָיו בַּגּוֹיִ֣ם תִּצְפֶּ֑ינָה הַסּוֹרְרִ֓ים ׀ אַל־
NAS: His eyes keep watch on the nations;
KJV: his eyes behold the nations:
INT: his eyes the nations keep the rebellious nay

Proverbs 15:3
HEB: עֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה צֹ֝פ֗וֹת רָעִ֥ים וטוֹבִֽים׃
NAS: place, Watching the evil
KJV: [are] in every place, beholding the evil
INT: the eyes of the LORD Watching the evil and the good

Proverbs 31:27
HEB: צ֭וֹפִיָּה הֲלִיכ֣וֹת בֵּיתָ֑הּ
NAS: She looks well to the ways
KJV: She looketh well to the ways
INT: looks to the ways of her household

Songs 7:4
HEB: כְּמִגְדַּ֣ל הַלְּבָנ֔וֹן צוֹפֶ֖ה פְּנֵ֥י דַמָּֽשֶׂק׃
KJV: of Lebanon which looketh toward
INT: the tower of Lebanon looketh faces Damascus

Isaiah 21:6
HEB: לֵ֚ךְ הַעֲמֵ֣ד הַֽמְצַפֶּ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִרְאֶ֖ה
NAS: station the lookout, let him report
KJV: set a watchman, let him declare
INT: Go station the lookout what sees

Isaiah 52:8
HEB: ק֥וֹל צֹפַ֛יִךְ נָ֥שְׂאוּ ק֖וֹל
NAS: Listen! Your watchmen lift
KJV: Thy watchmen shall lift up the voice;
INT: Listen your watchmen lift up voices

Isaiah 56:10
HEB: [צָפוּ כ] (צֹפָ֞יו ק) עִוְרִ֤ים
NAS: His watchmen are blind, All
KJV: His watchmen [are] blind:
INT: behold are blind All

Jeremiah 6:17
HEB: וַהֲקִמֹתִ֤י עֲלֵיכֶם֙ צֹפִ֔ים הַקְשִׁ֖יבוּ לְק֣וֹל
NAS: And I set watchmen over
KJV: Also I set watchmen over you, [saying], Hearken
INT: set over watchmen you Listen to the sound

Jeremiah 48:19
HEB: דֶּ֛רֶךְ עִמְדִ֥י וְצַפִּ֖י יוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת עֲרוֹעֵ֑ר
NAS: by the road and keep watch, O inhabitant
KJV: by the way, and espy; ask
INT: the road Stand and keep inhabitant of Aroer

Lamentations 4:17
HEB: עֶזְרָתֵ֖נוּ הָ֑בֶל בְּצִפִּיָּתֵ֣נוּ צִפִּ֔ינוּ אֶל־
NAS: In our watching we have watched For a nation
KJV: in our watching we have watched for a nation
INT: help was useless have watched have watched about

Lamentations 4:17
HEB: הָ֑בֶל בְּצִפִּיָּתֵ֣נוּ צִפִּ֔ינוּ אֶל־ גּ֖וֹי
INT: was useless have watched have watched about A nation

Ezekiel 3:17
HEB: בֶּן־ אָדָ֕ם צֹפֶ֥ה נְתַתִּ֖יךָ לְבֵ֣ית
NAS: I have appointed you a watchman to the house
KJV: I have made thee a watchman unto the house
INT: Son of man A watchman have appointed to the house

Ezekiel 33:2
HEB: אֹת֛וֹ לָהֶ֖ם לְצֹפֶֽה׃
NAS: them and make him their watchman,
KJV: and set him for their watchman:
INT: among and make their watchman

Ezekiel 33:6
HEB: וְ֠הַצֹּפֶה כִּֽי־ יִרְאֶ֨ה
NAS: But if the watchman sees the sword
KJV: But if the watchman see the sword
INT: the watchman if sees

Ezekiel 33:6
HEB: וְדָמ֖וֹ מִיַּֽד־ הַצֹּפֶ֥ה אֶדְרֹֽשׁ׃ ס
NAS: I will require from the watchman's hand.'
KJV: will I require at the watchman's hand.
INT: his blood hand the watchman's will require

Ezekiel 33:7
HEB: בֶן־ אָדָ֔ם צֹפֶ֥ה נְתַתִּ֖יךָ לְבֵ֣ית
NAS: I have appointed you a watchman for the house
KJV: I have set thee a watchman unto the house
INT: son of man A watchman have appointed the house

Hosea 9:8
HEB: צֹפֶ֥ה אֶפְרַ֖יִם עִם־
NAS: Ephraim [was] a watchman with my God,
KJV: The watchman of Ephraim
INT: a watchman Ephraim with

Micah 7:4
HEB: מִמְּסוּכָ֑ה י֤וֹם מְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ פְּקֻדָּתְךָ֣ בָ֔אָה
NAS: The day when you post your watchmen, Your punishment
KJV: the day of thy watchmen [and] thy visitation
INT: A thorn the day your watchmen your punishment will come

Micah 7:7
HEB: וַאֲנִי֙ בַּיהוָ֣ה אֲצַפֶּ֔ה אוֹחִ֖ילָה לֵאלֹהֵ֣י
NAS: But as for me, I will watch expectantly for the LORD;
KJV: Therefore I will look unto the LORD;
INT: I the LORD will watch will wait the God

Nahum 2:1
HEB: נָצ֣וֹר מְצֻרָ֑ה צַפֵּה־ דֶ֙רֶךְ֙ חַזֵּ֣ק
NAS: the fortress, watch the road;
KJV: the munition, watch the way,
INT: Man the fortress watch the road Strengthen

Habakkuk 2:1
HEB: עַל־ מָצ֑וֹר וַאֲצַפֶּ֗ה לִרְאוֹת֙ מַה־
NAS: myself on the rampart; And I will keep watch to see
KJV: me upon the tower, and will watch to see
INT: when the rampart will keep to see what