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OSHB Num 23:14 צֹפִים (ʦofīm) Strongs=6839 Lemma=‘צפה’
contextual word gloss=‘watchmen’ word gloss=‘zophim’
Morphology=Vqrmpa PoS=qal_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute
Year=-1452

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Other uses (1) of identical word form צֹפִים (Morphology=Vqrmpa PoS=qal_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘צֹפִים’ (Morphology=Vqrmpa PoS=qal_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) is always and only glossed as ‘watchmen’.

JER 6:17 contextual word gloss=‘watchmen’ word gloss=‘watchmen’ OSHB JER 6:17 word 3

OET-LV: 17 And_I _raised _up over_you(pl) watchmen pay _attention to_sound/voice a _trumpet and_they _said not we _will _pay _attention. (JER_6:17)

OET-RV: 17 ◙ (JER 6:17)

Hebrew words (14) other than צֹפִים (Morphology=Vqrmpa PoS=qal_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=plural State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘watchmen’

Have 14 other words (הַשֹּׁמְרִים, שֹׁמְרִים, הַשֹּׁמְרִים, נוֹצְרִים, נֹצְרִים, צֹפַיִךְ, שֹׁמְרִים, הַשֹּׁמְרִים, מְצַפֶּיךָ, נוֹצְרִים, שֹׁמְרִים, שֹׁמְרֵי, הַצֹּפִים, מִשֹּׁמְרִים) with 6 lemmas altogether (Lemma=‘נָצַר’, Lemma=‘שָׁמַר’, Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘שָׁמַר’, Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘צָפָה’, Lemmas=‘מִן’, ‘שָׁמַר’, Lemmas=‘צָפָה’, ‘הוּא’)

JDG 7:19 הַשֹּׁמְרִים (hashshomrīm) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘שָׁמַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, watchmen’ morpheme glosses=‘the, watch’ OSHB JDG 7:19 word 16

OET-LV: 19 and_ Gidˊōn _he _went and_one _hundred man who with_him/it in_the _edge _of the _camp the _beginning _of the _watch (the)_middle just just _(station) they _had _stationed DOM the_watchmen and_they _gave _a _blast on_trumpets and_they _smashed the_jars which were_in_their _of_hand. (JDG_7:19)

OET-RV: 19 When Gideon and the hundred men with him got to the edge of the camp, it was the beginning of the middle nightwatch and the fresh guards had just gotten into their places. Gideon and his unit blew their trumpets and smashed the jars that they were carrying. (JDG 7:19)

1 SAM 14:16 הַצֹּפִים (haʦʦofīm) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘צָפָה’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, watchmen’ morpheme glosses=‘the, lookouts’ OSHB 1 SAM 14:16 word 2

OET-LV: 16 And_they _saw the_watchmen of_Shāʼūl/(Saul) at_Giⱱˊāh of _Binyāmīn and_see/lo/see the_multitude it _melted _away and_he/it _went and_here. (SA1_14:16)

OET-RV: 16 Sha’uls lookouts in Gibeah (in Benyamite territory) saw to their surprise that their opponents were starting to scatter in every direction. (SA1 14:16)

2 KI 17:9 נוֹצְרִים (nōʦərīm) Lemma=‘נָצַר’ contextual word gloss=‘watchmen’ word gloss=‘ones_watching’ OSHB 2 KI 17:9 word 17

OET-LV: 9 And_ the _people _of _they _did _secretly of _Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) things which were_not right on YHWH god _of_their and_they _built to/for_them high _places in_all cities _of_their from_a _tower _of watchmen unto a _city _of fortification. (KI2_17:9)

OET-RV: 9 The Israelis had done things secretly that their god Yahweh had said weren’t right, and they’d built hilltop shrines everywhere from the largest fortified cities to the smallest towns. (KI2 17:9)

2 KI 18:8 נוֹצְרִים (nōʦərīm) Lemma=‘נָצַר’ contextual word gloss=‘watchmen’ word gloss=‘ones_watching’ OSHB 2 KI 18:8 word 10

OET-LV: 8 He he _defeated DOM the_Fəlishtiy to ˊAzzāh and_DOM territories _of_its from_a _tower _of watchmen unto a _city _of fortification. (KI2_18:8)

OET-RV: 8 He attacked and defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its borders—both the smaller towns and the fortified city. (KI2 18:8)

PSA 130:6 מִשֹּׁמְרִים (mishshomrīm) Lemmas=‘מִן’, ‘שָׁמַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘more, than_watchmen’ morpheme glosses=‘more_than, watchmen’ OSHB PSA 130:6 word 3

OET-LV: 6 Self _of_my for_the_of_master more_than _watchmen for_morning watchmen for_morning. (PSA_130:6)

OET-RV: 6 I wait for my master to help me—
⇔ more eagerly than the night guard looks forward to the morning. (PSA 130:6)

PSA 130:6 שֹׁמְרִים (shomrīm) Lemma=‘שָׁמַר’ contextual word gloss=‘watchmen’ word gloss=‘watchmen’ OSHB PSA 130:6 word 5

OET-LV: 6 Self _of_my for_the_of_master more_than _watchmen for_morning watchmen for_morning. (PSA_130:6)

OET-RV: 6 I wait for my master to help me—
⇔ more eagerly than the night guard looks forward to the morning. (PSA 130:6)

SNG 3:3 הַשֹּׁמְרִים (hashshomrīm) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘שָׁמַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, watchmen’ morpheme glosses=‘the, watchmen’ OSHB SNG 3:3 word 2

OET-LV: 3 They_found _me the_watchmen who_go_around in_city DOM the_one_whom _it _loves self _of_my have _you(pl)_seen. (SNG_3:3)

OET-RV: 3 The guards going around in the city found me:
⇔ “Have you seen the man whom my soul loves?” (SNG 3:3)

SNG 5:7 הַשֹּׁמְרִים (hashshomrīm) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘שָׁמַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘the, watchmen’ morpheme glosses=‘the, watchmen’ OSHB SNG 5:7 word 2

OET-LV: 7 They_found _me the_watchmen who_go_around in_city they_struck _me they_wounded _me they _lifted DOM shawl _of_my from_on_me the _watchmen _of the _walls. (SNG_5:7)

OET-RV: 7 The guards going about in the city found me.
⇔ They beat me and wounded me.
⇔ The guards of the walls took my shawl off me. (SNG 5:7)

SNG 5:7 שֹׁמְרֵי (shomrēy) Lemma=‘שָׁמַר’ contextual word gloss=‘the_watchmen_of’ word gloss=‘sentinels_of’ OSHB SNG 5:7 word 11

OET-LV: 7 They_found _me the_watchmen who_go_around in_city they_struck _me they_wounded _me they _lifted DOM shawl _of_my from_on_me the _watchmen _of the _walls. (SNG_5:7)

OET-RV: 7 The guards going about in the city found me.
⇔ They beat me and wounded me.
⇔ The guards of the walls took my shawl off me. (SNG 5:7)

ISA 52:8 צֹפַיִךְ (ʦofayik) Lemmas=‘צָפָה’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘of, your_watchmen’ morpheme glosses=‘watchmen_of, your’ OSHB ISA 52:8 word 2

OET-LV: 8 The _voice _of your _watchmen they _will _lift _up a _voice together they _will _shout _for _joy if/because eye in_eye they _will _see when_returns YHWH Tsiyyōn. (ISA_52:8)

OET-RV: 8 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 52:8)

ISA 62:6 שֹׁמְרִים (shomrīm) Lemma=‘שָׁמַר’ contextual word gloss=‘watchmen’ word gloss=‘watchmen’ OSHB ISA 62:6 word 5

OET-LV: 6 On walls _of_your Oh _Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) I _have _appointed watchmen all _of the_day and_all the_night continually not they _will _be _silent Oh_you(pl)_who_cause _to _remember DOM YHWH let_not rest belong_to_you(pl). (ISA_62:6)

OET-RV: ⇔  6 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 62:6)

JER 31:6 נֹצְרִים (noʦrīm) Lemma=‘נָצַר’ contextual word gloss=‘watchmen’ word gloss=‘watchmen’ OSHB JER 31:6 word 5

OET-LV: 6 If/because there_will _be a _day when_they _will _call _out watchmen in_the _hill _country _of ʼEfrayim arise and_let _us _go _up Tsiyyōn/(Zion) to YHWH god _of_our. (JER_31:6)

OET-RV: 6 ◙ (JER 31:6)

JER 51:12 שֹׁמְרִים (shomrīm) Lemma=‘שָׁמַר’ contextual word gloss=‘watchmen’ word gloss=‘watchmen’ OSHB JER 51:12 word 9

OET-LV: 12 Against the _walls _of Bāⱱel lift _up a _standard strengthen the_watch station watchmen prepare the_ambushers if/because both he _has _planned YHWH as _well _as he _will _do DOM that_which he _spoke concerning the _inhabitants _of Bāⱱel. (JER_51:12)

OET-RV: 12 ◙
¶ … (JER 51:12)

MIC 7:4 מְצַפֶּיךָ (məʦapeykā) Lemmas=‘צָפָה’, ‘הוּא’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘of, your_watchmen’ morpheme glosses=‘watchmen_of, your’ OSHB MIC 7:4 word 6

OET-LV: 4 Their _good _of_person is_like_a _thorn-bush an _upright_person more_than _a _thorn _hedge the _day _of your _watchmen punishment _of_your it _has _come now confusion _of_their it _will _be. (MIC_7:4)

OET-RV: 4 The best of them is like a thorn-bush.
⇔ ≈ The most upright is worse than a prickly hedge.
⇔ It’s the day foretold by your watchmen—
⇔ the day of your punishment.
⇔ Now is the time of their confusion. (MIC 7:4)