Quick Definition
to watch
Strong's Definition
properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: behold, espy, look up (well), wait for, (keep the) watch(-man).
TWOT Reference: 1950
Outline of Biblical Usage
1) to look out or about, spy, keep watch, observe, watch
1a)(Qal) to keep watch, spy
1b) (Piel) to watch, watch closely
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
1) to look out or about, spy, keep watch, observe, watch
1a)(Qal) to keep watch, spy
1b) (Piel) to watch, watch closely
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
צָפָה
tsâphâh
BDB Definition:
1) to look out or about, spy, keep watch, observe, watch
1a) (Qal) to keep watch, spy
1b) (Piel) to watch, watch closely
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1950
Total KJV Occurrences: 38