Know the Word.

Hebrew word

tsâphâh

tsaw-faw'

צָפָה

What it means

properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance

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

Where it comes from

a primitive root

How the King James translates it

  • watchman14
  • watch5
  • watchmen5
  • watching1
  • waited1
  • watcheth1
  • behold1
  • beholding1

Every place it appears 34

Genesis31:49
1 Samuel4:1314:16
Psalms37:3266:7
Proverbs15:331:27
Song of Solomon7:4
Jeremiah6:1748:19
Lamentations4:17
Hosea9:8
Micah7:47:7
Nahum2:1
Habakkuk2:1