Lexicon entry · Hebrew
H6822צָפָהtsa.phah
to watchPart of speech: Hebrew Verb
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Son of man, give a word to the children of your people, and say to them, When I make the sword come on a land, if the people of the land take a man from among their number and make him their watchman:
לְצֹפֶֽה׃ (צֹפֶֽה) tzo.Peh “a watchman”
But if the watchman sees the sword coming, and does not give a note on the horn, and the people have no word of the danger, and the sword comes and takes any person from among them; he will be taken away in his sin, but I will make the watchman responsib
וְ֠הַצֹּפֶה (צֹּפֶה) tzo.feh “watchman”הַצֹּפֶ֥ה (צֹּפֶ֥ה) tzo.Peh “watchman”
So you, son of man, I have made you a watchman for the children of Israel; and you are to give ear to the word of my mouth and give them news from me of their danger.
צֹפֶ֥ה tzo.Peh “a watchman”
There is great hate against the watchman of Ephraim, the people of my God; as for the prophet, there is a net in all his ways, and hate in the house of his God.
צֹפֶ֥ה tzo.Peh “[was] a watchman”
The best of them is like a waste plant, and their upright ones are like a wall of thorns. Sorrow! the day of their fate has come; now will trouble come on them.
מְצַפֶּ֙יךָ֙ (מְצַפֶּ֙י) me.tza.Pei. “watchmen”
But as for me, I am looking to the Lord; I am waiting for the God of my salvation: the ears of my God will be open to me.
אֲצַפֶּ֔ה 'a.tza.Peh “I will watch”
A crusher has come up before your face: keep a good look-out, let the way be watched, make yourself strong, let your power be greatly increased.
צַפֵּה־ tza.peh- “watch”
I will take my position and be on watch, placing myself on my tower, looking out to see what he will say to me, and what answer he will give to my protest.
וַאֲצַפֶּ֗ה (אֲצַפֶּ֗ה) 'a.tza.Peh “I may watch”