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Hebrew wordlink #127188

OSHB 1 Sam 4:13 מְצַפֶּה (məʦapeh) Strongs=6822 Lemma=‘צָפָה’
contextual word gloss=‘watching’ word gloss=‘watching’
Morphology=Vprmsa PoS=piel_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1141

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Only use of identical word form ‘מְצַפֶּה’ (Morphology=Vprmsa PoS=piel_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘מְצַפֶּה’ (Morphology=Vprmsa PoS=piel_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) is always and only glossed as ‘watching’.

Hebrew words (9) other than מְצַפֶּה (Morphology=Vprmsa PoS=piel_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘watching’

1 SAM 1:12 שֹׁמֵר (shomēr) Lemma=‘שָׁמַר’ contextual word gloss=‘[was]_watching’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_was_watching’ OSHB 1 SAM 1:12 word 8

OET-LV: 12 And_it _was if/because she _had _increased to_pray to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before YHWH and_ˊĒlī was_watching DOM her/its_mouth. (SA1_1:12)

OET-RV: 12 As she continued praying to Yahweh, Eli was watching her mouth. (SA1 1:12)

2 KI 9:14 שֹׁמֵר (shomēr) Lemma=‘שָׁמַר’ contextual word gloss=‘watching’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_was_watching’ OSHB 2 KI 9:14 word 11

OET-LV: 14 And_ Yēhūʼ _he _conspired the _son _of Yəhōshāfāţ/(Jehoshaphat) the _son _of Nimshiy against Yəhōrām/(Joram) and_Yəhōrām he _had _been watching at gilˊād he and_all Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) from_face/in _front _of Ḩₐzā^ʼēl the _king _of ʼArām. (KI2_9:14)

OET-RV: 14 So Yehu (the son of Nimshi’s son, Yehoshafat) conspired against Yoram. Yoram was busy with the army guarding Ramot-Gilead from King Haza’el of Aram. (KI2 9:14)

PSA 37:32 צוֹפֶה (ʦōfeh) Lemma=‘צָפָה’ contextual word gloss=‘[is]_watching’ word gloss=‘watches’ OSHB PSA 37:32 word 1

OET-LV: 32 is_watching a _wicked_person for _(the)_person and_he_is_seeking to_kill_him. (PSA_37:32)

OET-RV: 32 The wicked person watches the righteous
⇔ and seeks to kill them. (PSA 37:32)

PSA 146:9 שֹׁמֵר (shomēr) Lemma=‘שָׁמַר’ contextual word gloss=‘[is]_watching_over’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_was_watching’ OSHB PSA 146:9 word 2

OET-LV: 9 YHWH is_watching _over DOM sojourners the_fatherless and_widow[s] he _helps _up and_the_way _of wicked_people he _makes _crooked. (PSA_146:9)

OET-RV: 9 Yahweh guards the refugees.
⇔ He sustains orphans and widows,
⇔ but he subverts the plans of the wicked. (PSA 146:9)

PROV 15:3 צֹפוֹת (ʦofōt) Lemma=‘צָפָה’ contextual word gloss=‘[they_are]_watching’ word gloss=‘keeping_watch’ OSHB PROV 15:3 word 5

OET-LV: 3 In_all place the _eyes _of YHWH they_are_watching evil_people and_good_people. (PRO_15:3)

OET-RV: 3 Yahweh’s eyes are everywhere—
⇔ → watching both good and evil people. (PRO 15:3)

PROV 31:27 צוֹפִיָּה (ʦōfiyyāh) Lemma=‘צָפָה’ contextual word gloss=‘[she_is]_watching_over’ word gloss=‘looks’ OSHB PROV 31:27 word 1

OET-LV: 27 she _is_watching _over the _goings _of her _household _of_of and_the_bread _of laziness not she _eats. (PRO_31:27)

OET-RV: 27 She keeps an eye on the comings and goings of her household,
⇔ and she doesn’t indulge in laziness. (PRO 31:27)

ECC 5:7 שֹׁמֵר (shomēr) Lemma=‘שָׁמַר’ contextual word gloss=‘[is]_watching’ possible word glosses=‘he / it_was_watching’ OSHB ECC 5:7 word 17

OET-LV: 7  if oppression _of one _who_is_poor and_robbery _of justice and_righteousness you _will _see in_province do _not be _astonished on the_matter if/because a _high_one from_under a _high_one is_watching and_high_ones over_them. (ECC_5:7)

OET-RV: 7 Yes, there’s many dreams and pointless things and many words—
⇔ just respect and strive to obey God. (ECC 5:7)

JER 20:10 שֹׁמְרֵי (shomrēy) Lemma=‘שָׁמַר’ contextual word gloss=‘[are]_watching_of’ word gloss=‘watching_for_of’ OSHB JER 20:10 word 12

OET-LV: 10 If/because I _have _heard the_whispering _of many_people terror is_from_round _about tell and_let_us _tell _about _him every _of (the)_person _of my _peace _of_of are_watching _of stumbling _of_(of)_my perhaps he _will _be _deceived and_we _will _prevail to_him/it and_we _will _take vengeance _of_our from_him. (JER_20:10)

OET-RV: 10 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (JER 20:10)

ZEC 11:11 הַשֹּׁמְרִים (hashshomrīm) Lemmas=‘הַ’, ‘שָׁמַר’ contextual morpheme glosses=‘[who, were]_watching’ morpheme glosses=‘the, watching’ OSHB ZEC 11:11 word 8

OET-LV: 11 And_it _was _broken in _the_day (the)_that and_they _knew thus the _afflicted_ones_of the _flock who_were_watching DOM_me if/because _that was_the _message _of YHWH it. (ZEC_11:11)

OET-RV: 11 So the agreement was broken on that day, and the ones in the flock who were suffering the most and who were watching me, knew that Yahweh had spoken. (ZEC 11:11)