Tsaphah צָפָה

Tsaphah (Hebrew צָפָה, Strong's H6823) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to overlay”. It occurs 47 times in 40 verses of the Old Testament.

Definition

From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.

Translated as

Verses

Every verse with Tsaphah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).

Exodus

• Exodus 25:11
  And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.
• Exodus 25:13
  And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
• Exodus 25:24
  And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it.
• Exodus 25:28
  And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.
• Exodus 26:29
  And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars: and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold.Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold.
• Exodus 26:32
  And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver.Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood, overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases.
• Exodus 26:37
  And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.Make five posts of acacia wood for the curtain, overlay them with gold hooks, and cast five bronze bases for them.
• Exodus 27:2
  And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.Make a horn on each of its four corners, so that the horns are of one piece, and overlay it with bronze.
• Exodus 27:6
  And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.Additionally, make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze.
• Exodus 30:3
  And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it.
• Exodus 30:5
  And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
• Exodus 36:34
  And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold to be places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.And he overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. He also overlaid the crossbars with gold.
• Exodus 36:36
  And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.He also made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold, along with gold hooks; and he cast four silver bases for the posts.
• Exodus 36:38
  And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets were of brass.together with five posts and their hooks. He overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold, and their five bases were bronze.
• Exodus 37:2
  And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.
• Exodus 37:4
  And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
• Exodus 37:11
  And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.
• Exodus 37:15
  And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold.
• Exodus 37:26
  And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.
• Exodus 37:28
  And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
• Exodus 38:2
  And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.He made a horn at each of its four corners, so that the horns and altar were of one piece, and he overlaid the altar with bronze.
• Exodus 38:6
  And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.
• Exodus 38:28
  And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them.With the 1,775 shekels of silver he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands for them.

1 Kings

• 1 Kings 6:15
  And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.He lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards.
• 1 Kings 6:20
  And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.
• 1 Kings 6:21
  So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold.
• 1 Kings 6:22
  And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.So he overlaid with gold the whole interior of the temple, until everything was completely finished. He also overlaid with gold the entire altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary.
• 1 Kings 6:28
  And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.He also overlaid the cherubim with gold.
• 1 Kings 6:30
  And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.And he overlaid the temple floor with gold in both the inner and outer sanctuaries.
• 1 Kings 6:32
  The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.The double doors were made of olive wood, and he carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold.
• 1 Kings 6:35
  And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.He carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold, hammered evenly over the carvings.
• 1 Kings 10:18
  Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.

2 Kings

• 2 Kings 18:16
  At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the Lord, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold with which he had plated the doors and doorposts of the temple of the LORD, and he gave it to the king of Assyria.

2 Chronicles

• 2 Chronicles 3:4
  And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.
• 2 Chronicles 3:6
  And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and its gold was from Parvaim.
• 2 Chronicles 3:10
  And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim of sculptured work, and he overlaid them with gold.
• 2 Chronicles 4:9
  Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass.He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze.
• 2 Chronicles 9:17
  Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.

Proverbs

• Proverbs 26:23
  Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.

Isaiah

• Isaiah 21:5
  Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.They prepare a table, they lay out a carpet, they eat, they drink! Rise up, O princes, oil the shields!

Notes

1. Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
2. English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).