TBESH · H6822
צָפָה · tsa.phah · 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
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tsa.phah H6822
צָפָה (tsa.phah) means “to watch” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
צָפָה Hebrew · H6822 35 tagged occurrences in 33 verses
Pronunciation guide: tsaw-faw' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
a primitive root; properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await
KJV glosses: behold, espy, look up (well), wait for, (keep the) watch(-man).
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How translators render H6822
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| the watchman | 3 |
| watch | 2 |
| watchman | 2 |
| watchmen | 2 |
| you a watchman | 2 |
| a lookout | 1 |
| again the watchman | 1 |
| and the watchman | 1 |
| and wait in expectation | 1 |
| and watch | 1 |
| and watching | 1 |
| but i will hold the watchman | 1 |
| facing toward | 1 |
| for your watchmen | 1 |
| from our towers | 1 |
| i will look | 1 |
| i will watch | 1 |
| is marked | 1 |
| israels watchmen | 1 |
| keep watch | 1 |
| lie in wait | 1 |
| now the watchman | 1 |
| observing | 1 |
| she watches over | 1 |
| so he | 1 |
| standing watch | 1 |
| when the watchman | 1 |
| your watchmen | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| and the watchman | 6 |
| watch | 3 |
| a watchman | 2 |
| thee a watchman | 2 |
| and espy | 1 |
| and he is waited | 1 |
| and the watchmen | 1 |
| and will watch | 1 |
| at the watchmans | 1 |
| behold | 1 |
| beholding | 1 |
| but if the watchman | 1 |
| him for their watchman | 1 |
| his watchmen | 1 |
| me and the watchman | 1 |
| of thy watchmen | 1 |
| of zophim | 1 |
| she looketh well | 1 |
| that kept the watch | 1 |
| the watchman | 1 |
| therefore i will look | 1 |
| thy watchmen | 1 |
| unto thee and will look up | 1 |
| watcheth | 1 |
| watching | 1 |
| watchmen | 1 |
| we have watched | 1 |
| which looketh | 1 |
Verses containing H6822
Page 1 of 1. 33 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Genesis 31:49
· BSB · 1 occurrence
It was also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 4:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
When 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.
Read word by word - 1 Samuel 14:16
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Now when Saul’s watchmen at Gibeah in Benjamin looked and saw the troops melting away and scattering in every direction,
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 13:34
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Meanwhile, 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.”
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 18:24
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Now 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.
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 18:25
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So he called out and told the king. “If he is alone,” the king replied, “he bears good news.” As the first runner drew near,
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 18:26
· BSB · 2 occurrences
the 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.
Read word by word - 2 Samuel 18:27
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The 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.”
Read word by word - 2 Kings 9:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Now 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?’”
Read word by word - 2 Kings 9:18
· BSB · 1 occurrence
So 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.”
Read word by word - 2 Kings 9:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Again 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!”
Read word by word - Job 15:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.
Read word by word - Psalms 5:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 5.4
- Psalms 37:32
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
Read word by word - Psalms 66:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah
Read word by word - Proverbs 15:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
Read word by word - Proverbs 31:27
· BSB · 1 occurrence
She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
Read word by word - Song of Solomon 7:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Your 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.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 7.5
- Isaiah 21:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For this is what the Lord says to me: “Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.
Read word by word - Isaiah 52:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices, together they shout for joy. For every eye will see when the LORD returns to Zion.
Read word by word - Isaiah 56:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Israel’s watchmen are blind, they are all oblivious; they are all mute dogs, they cannot bark; they are dreamers lying around, loving to slumber.
Read word by word - Jeremiah 6:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.’ But they answered, ‘We will not listen!’
Read word by word - Jeremiah 48:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Stand by the road and watch, O dweller of Aroer! Ask the man fleeing or the woman escaping, ‘What has happened?’
Read word by word - Lamentations 4:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
All 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.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 3:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“Son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel. Whenever you hear a word from My mouth, give them a warning from Me.
Read word by word - Ezekiel 33:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“Son of man, speak to your people and tell them: ‘Suppose I bring the sword against a land, and the people of that land choose a man from among them, appointing him as their watchman,
Read word by word - Ezekiel 33:6
· BSB · 2 occurrences
But if the watchman sees the sword coming and fails to blow the horn to warn the people, and the sword comes and takes away a life, then that one will be taken away in his iniquity, but I will hold the watchman accountable for his blood.’
Read word by word - Ezekiel 33:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
As for you, O son of man, I have made you a watchman for the house of Israel; so hear the word from My mouth and give them the warning from Me.
Read word by word - Hosea 9:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The 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!
Read word by word - Micah 7:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The 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.
Read word by word - Micah 7:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.
Read word by word - Nahum 2:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 2.2
- Habakkuk 2:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I 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.
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