צָפָה
tsâphâh(tsaw-faw')
“properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await”
36 occurrencesOld TestamentUncommon Word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await
Translated in KJV as
beholdespylook up (well)wait for(keep the) watch(-man).
Etymology
a primitive root;
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“And David sat between the two gates: and the watchman went up to the roof over the gate unto the wall, and lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold a man running alone.”