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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H6822 — צָפָה
tsa.phah · to watch · Hebrew/Aramaic
29 tagged verse occurrences
Genesis 31:49 · יִ֥צֶףIt was also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other.1 Samuel 4:13 · מְצַפֶּ֔הWhen he arrived, there was Eli, sitting on his chair beside the road and watching, because his heart trembled for the ark of God. When the man entered the city to give a report, the whole city cried out.1 Samuel 14:16 · הַצֹּפִים֙Now when Saul’s watchmen at Gibeah in Benjamin looked and saw the troops melting away and scattering in every direction,2 Samuel 13:34 · הַצֹּפֶה֙ · הַצֹּפֶ֜הMeanwhile, Absalom had fled. When the young man standing watch looked up, he saw many people coming down the road west of him, along the side of the hill. And the watchman went and reported to the king, “I see men coming from the direction of Horonaim, along the side of the hill.”2 Samuel 18:24 · הַצֹּפֶ֜הNow 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.2 Samuel 18:25 · הַצֹּפֶה֙So he called out and told the king. “If he is alone,” the king replied, “he bears good news.” As the first runner drew near,2 Samuel 18:26 · הַצֹּפֶה֮ · הַצֹּפֶה֙the watchman saw another man running, and he called out to the gatekeeper, “Look! Another man is running alone!” “This one also brings good news,” said the king.2 Samuel 18:27 · הַצֹּפֶ֔הThe watchman said, “The first man appears to me to be running like Ahimaaz son of Zadok.” “This is a good man,” said the king. “He comes with good news.”2 Kings 9:17 · וְהַצֹּפֶה֩Now the watchman standing on the tower in Jezreel saw Jehu’s troops approaching, and he called out, “I see a company of troops!” “Choose a rider,” Joram commanded. “Send him out to meet them and ask, ‘Have you come in peace?’”2 Kings 9:18 · הַצֹּפֶה֙So a horseman rode off to meet Jehu and said, “This is what the king asks: ‘Have you come in peace?’” “What do you know about peace?” Jehu replied. “Fall in behind me.” And the watchman reported, “The messenger reached them, but he is not coming back.”2 Kings 9:20 · הַצֹּפֶה֙Again the watchman reported, “He reached them, but he is not coming back. And the charioteer is driving like Jehu son of Nimshi—he is driving like a madman!”Job 15:22 · וְצָפ֖וּיHe despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.Psalm 5:3 · וַאֲצַפֶּֽה׃In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.Psalm 37:32 · צוֹפֶ֣הThough the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,Psalm 66:7 · תִּצְפֶּ֑ינָהHe rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. SelahProverbs 15:3 · צֹ֝פ֗וֹתThe eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.Proverbs 31:27 · צ֭וֹפִיָּהShe watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.Song of Solomon 7:4 · צוֹפֶ֖הYour neck is like a tower made of ivory; your eyes are like the pools of Heshbon by the gate of Bath-rabbim; your nose is like the tower of Lebanon, facing toward Damascus.Isaiah 21:6 · הַֽמְצַפֶּ֔הFor this is what the Lord says to me: “Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.Isaiah 52:8 · צֹפַ֛יִךְListen! Your watchmen lift up their voices, together they shout for joy. For every eye will see when the LORD returns to Zion.Isaiah 56:10 · צֹפָ֞יוIsrael’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.Jeremiah 6:17 · צֹפִ֔יםI appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.’ But they answered, ‘We will not listen!’Jeremiah 48:19 · וְצַפִּ֖יStand by the road and watch, O dweller of Aroer! Ask the man fleeing or the woman escaping, ‘What has happened?’Lamentations 4:17 · צִפִּ֔ינוּAll the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us.Hosea 9:8 · צֹפֶ֥הThe prophet is Ephraim’s watchman, along with my God, yet the snare of the fowler lies on all his paths. Hostility is in the house of his God!Micah 7:4 · מְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙The 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.Micah 7:7 · אֲצַפֶּ֔הBut as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.Nahum 2:1 · צַפֵּה־One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!Habakkuk 2:1 · וַאֲצַפֶּ֗הI will stand at my guard post and station myself on the ramparts. I will watch to see what He will say to me, and how I should answer when corrected.