צָפָה

Qal₂₈ Imperfect 3 masculine singular jussive יִצֶף בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ 1 Mos 31,49 (J) may ׳י keep watch between me and thee (that the covenant be kept = ׳עֵד וגו ׳א v1 Mos 31,50); 3 feminine plural עֵינָיו בַּגּוֺיִם תִּצְפֶּי֑נָה Sl 66,9 his eyes keep watch upon the nations; Participle active צוֺפֶה רָשָׁע֫ לַצַּדִּיק Sl 37,32 a wicked man spieth upon the righteous; Hoj 7,5 the town which looketh toward (פְּנֵי) Damascus; feminine צוֺפִיָּה Ord 31,27 she keepeth watch of (with accusative); plural ׳עֵינֵי י צֹפוֺת רָעִים וְטוֺבִים Ord 15,3 elsewhere as substantive watchman, absoluteצֹפֶה 2 Sam 13,34 +; plural צֹפִים 1 Sam 14,16 +, suffix צֹפָיו Es 56,10 Qr (Kt צפו), צֹפַיִךְ Es 52,8 — 1 Sam 14,16; 2 Sam 13,34 + 8 t. Samuel Kings, Ezk 33,2; Ezk 33,6 (twice in verse); Es 52,8, so in שְׂדֵה צֹפִים 4 Mos 23,14 (JE); figurative of prophets Hos 9,8; Jer 6,17; Ezk 3,17; Ezk 33,7; Es 56,10 — צוֺפִים 1 Sam 1,1 see צוּפִי; Passive participle צָפוּ (Manuscripts and Qr צָפוּי), Job 15,22 spied out (and brought) to (אֱלֵי) the sword (Em Bi Perles^{Anal. 29} צָפוּן compare Di Bu). Pi`el Perfect 1 plural צִפִּינוּ Klg 4,17 Imperfect 1 singular אֲצַפֶּה Mik 7,7 +; Imperative masculine singular צַפֵּה Nah 2,2, feminine singular צַפִּי Jer 48,19 Participle מְצַפֶּה 1 Sam 4,13; Es 21,6 plural suffix מְצַפֶּיךָ Mik 7,4 — watch (closely), אֶלרֶּֿרֶךְ ׳עִמְדִי וְצ Jer 48,19, דֶֿרֶךְ׳צ Nah 2,2 + אֶל of person expected Klg 4,17 figurative אֲצַפֶּה ׳בְּי Mik 7,7 absolute literal 1 Sam 4,13 figurative Hab 2,1 I will look forth, to see (לִרְאוֺת) what he will say; Sl 5,4 I will look out (expectantly); participle as noun = watchman Es 21,6; Mik 7,4.