צָפָה

tsa.phah

Hebrew H6822 Verb 35 occurrences in 33 verses
צָפָה to watch

1. to look out or about, spy, keep watch, observe, watch

a. (Qal) to keep watch, spy

b. (Piel) to watch, watch closely

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Concordance 33 verses

  1. Genesis 31:49 יִ֥צֶף

    It was also called Mizpah, because Laban said, “May the LORD keep watch between you and me when we are absent from each other.

  2. 1 Samuel 4:13 מְצַפֶּ֔ה

    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.

  3. 1 Samuel 14:16 הַצֹּפִים֙

    Now when Saul’s watchmen at Gibeah in Benjamin looked and saw the troops melting away and scattering in every direction,

  4. 2 Samuel 13:34 הַצֹּפֶה֙

    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.”

  5. 2 Samuel 18:24 הַצֹּפֶ֜ה

    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.

  6. 2 Samuel 18:25 הַצֹּפֶה֙

    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,

  7. 2 Samuel 18:26 הַצֹּפֶה֮הַצֹּפֶה֙

    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.

  8. 2 Samuel 18:27 הַצֹּפֶ֔ה

    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.”

  9. 2 Kings 9:17 וְהַצֹּפֶה֩

    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?’”

  10. 2 Kings 9:18 הַצֹּפֶה֙

    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.”

  11. 2 Kings 9:20 הַצֹּפֶה֙

    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!”

  12. Job 15:22 וְצָפוּ

    He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.

  13. Psalms 5:3 וַאֲצַפֶּֽה׃

    In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.

  14. Psalms 37:32 צוֹפֶ֣ה

    Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,

  15. Psalms 66:7 תִּצְפֶּ֑ינָה

    He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah

  16. Proverbs 15:3 צֹ֝פ֗וֹת

    The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.

  17. Proverbs 31:27 צ֭וֹפִיָּה

    She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.

  18. Song of Solomon 7:4 צוֹפֶ֖ה

    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.

  19. Isaiah 21:6 הַֽמְצַפֶּ֔ה

    For this is what the Lord says to me: “Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.

  20. Isaiah 52:8 צֹפַ֛יִךְ

    Listen! Your watchmen lift up their voices, together they shout for joy. For every eye will see when the LORD returns to Zion.

  21. Isaiah 56:10 צָפוּ

    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.

  22. Jeremiah 6:17 צֹפִ֔ים

    I appointed watchmen over you and said, ‘Listen for the sound of the ram’s horn.’ But they answered, ‘We will not listen!’

  23. Jeremiah 48:19 וְצַפִּ֖י

    Stand by the road and watch, O dweller of Aroer! Ask the man fleeing or the woman escaping, ‘What has happened?’

  24. Lamentations 4:17 צִפִּ֔ינוּ

    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.

  25. Ezekiel 3:17 צֹפֶ֥ה

    “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.

  26. Ezekiel 33:2 לְצֹפֶֽה׃

    “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,

  27. Ezekiel 33:6 וְ֠הַצֹּפֶההַצֹּפֶ֥ה

    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.’

  28. Ezekiel 33:7 צֹפֶ֥ה

    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.

  29. Hosea 9:8 צֹפֶ֥ה

    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!

  30. Micah 7:4 מְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙

    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.

  31. Micah 7:7 אֲצַפֶּ֔ה

    But as for me, I will look to the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me.

  32. Nahum 2:1 צַפֵּה־

    One who scatters advances against you, O Nineveh. Guard the fortress! Watch the road! Brace yourselves! Summon all your strength!

  33. Habakkuk 2:1 וַאֲצַפֶּ֗ה

    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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