Tsephiyyah צְפִּיָּה
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| צְפִּיָּה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tsephiyyah |
| Strong's number | H6836 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | watch |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Tsephiyyah (Hebrew צְפִּיָּה, Strong's H6836) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “watch”. It occurs 1 time in 1 verse of the Old Testament.
Definition
lookout post, lookout, watchtower
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | watching (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | we watched (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Tsephiyyah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Lamentations
- Lamentations 4:17As for us, our eyes as yet failed for our vain help: in our watching we have watched for a nation that could not save us.All the while our eyes were failing as we looked in vain for help. We watched from our towers for a nation that could not save us.
Notes
- 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.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).