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H6822
Hebrew
Original Word
צָפָהTransliteration
tsâphâh
Pronunciation
tsaw-faw'
Definition
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).
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Vine's Expository Dictionary
Overlay (To)
"to overlay, spy, keep watch." This word is found in both biblical and modern Hebrew, and some scholars suggest that it exists in Ugaritic. Sapâ is fo…
Spy
"to overlay, spy, keep watch." This word is found in both biblical and modern Hebrew, and some scholars suggest that it exists in Ugaritic. S?apâ is f…