צָפָה

Strong’s Definition

properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

behold, espy, look up (well), wait for, (keep the) watch(-man).

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to look out or about, spy, keep watch, observe, watch
• 2.(qal) to keep watch, spy
• 3.(piel) to watch, watch closely

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: tsâphâh; Pronunciation: tsaw-faw'