Word

צָפָה

tsâphâh · H6823 · Hebrew · 47 occurrences

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Meanings

to spread out

Causative action by which humans covers an object with a piece of cloth

Examples
Isaiah 21:5 They set the table, they spread out the cloth, they eat, they drink; “Rise up, captains, oil the shields!”
to cover, to overlay, to adorn

Causative action by which humans cover an object with a layer of (precious) metal, wood, glaze, or with precious stones

Examples
Exodus 25:11 “You shall overlay it with pure gold, inside and out you shall overlay it, and you shall make a gold molding around it.
Exodus 25:13 “And you shall make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
Exodus 25:24 “You shall overlay it with pure gold and make a gold border around it.

How it’s used In 4 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

47 occurrences in 7 groups

Not stated: he, she or it 29
Not stated: you (one person) 12
Not stated (participle) 2
חִזְקִיָּהHezekiah 1
שְׁלֹמֹהSolomon 1
Not stated: they 1

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

42 occurrences in 13 groups

וֹhim 14
הֶםthem 11
בַּיִתhouse, household 3
Other words · 10 groups that occur once or twice (15) 15

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

7 occurrences in 6 groups

מִןfrom+ פְּנִימָהwithin 2
מִןfrom+ בַּיִתhouse, household 1
עַדto, as far as, until+ תָּמַםto be finished, to come to an end, to perish 1
עַלon, upon, over, against+ חֶרֶשׂearthenware vessel 1
בin/on/with+ צֵלָעrib 1
לto/for+ תִּפְאָרָהglory, beauty 1

With adverbsAdverbs

1 occurrences in 1 groups

פְּנִימָהwithin 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

In the other Testament 1 word

χρυσόω chrysóō · G5558 · to be adorned with gold, to be dressed with gold, to be covered with gold adornments: χρυσόω (chrysóō, G5558) specifically denotes overlaying with gold/gilding, a specialized application of the broader Hebrew covering concept צָפָה (tsâphâh, H6823), which encompasses covering/overlaying with various materials (gold, silver, wood, etc.) in tabernacle/temple construction contexts.

Semantic domains 4 entries

See002004001005: צָפָה (tsâphâh, H6823) means "to overlay" (with gold, bronze, or wood), as in occurrences glossed "he overlaid"/"overlaid." This sense does not independently attest the "See" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with צָפָה (tsâphâh, H6822) and צֹפִים (Tsôphîym, H6839) in the source data and reflects צָפָה (tsâphâh, H6822)'s own attested sense ("to watch, keep watch"), not this lexeme's.
Professions001001003009: צָפָה (tsâphâh, H6823) means "to overlay" (with gold, bronze, or wood), as in occurrences glossed "he overlaid"/"overlaid." This sense does not independently attest the "Professions" domain; that classification is bundle-shared with צָפָה (tsâphâh, H6822) and צֹפִים (Tsôphîym, H6839) in the source data and reflects צָפָה (tsâphâh, H6822)'s own attested sense ("to watch, keep watch"), not this lexeme's.
Names of Landforms003001008: This domain's connection to צָפָה is not directly illustrated among the sampled citations, which show the word's sense of overlaying with metal rather than a named landform.
Cover002003001005: צָפָה here means to overlay, as of the ark, poles, and boards overlaid with gold in Exodus 25:11, 25:13, 25:24, 25:28, and 26:29.

Word family 3 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

צָפָהtsâphâh · H6823צִפּוּי tsippûwy · H6826 · covering, plating · 5×צָפָה tsâphâh · H6824 · flowing · 1×

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H6823. tsaphah II. [צָפָה]47 verb lay out, lay over (Late Hebrew Pi`el= Biblical Hebrew);…

H6823. tsaphah
II. [צָפָה]47 verb lay out, lay over (Late Hebrew Pi`el= Biblical Hebrew); —
Qal Infinitive absolute הַצָּפִית צָפֹה Isa 21:5 they lay out the rug! or the like, so most moderns, see צָפִית
Pi`el overlay, plate: Perfect3masculine singular צִמָּה 1Ki 6:15 +; 2 masculine singular וְצִמִּיתָ֫ Exo 25:11 +; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיְצַף 1Ki 6:20 +, suffix וַיְצַמֵּהוּ 1Ki 6:20 +; 2 masculine singular תְּצַמֶּה Exo 29:29; Exo 29:3masculine plural וַיְצַמּוּ2Ch 3:10, etc.; — overlay, especially plate something with metal (gold, bronze), usually 2 accusative: 1Ki 6:20 (twice in verse) + 6 t. 1 Kings 6, + 1Ki 10:18, || 2Ch 3:4, 2Ch 3:10; 2Ch 4:9; 2Ch 9:17; Exo 25:11, Exo 25:13 Exo 25:21t. Exodus 25-38 (all P): overlay, stud with precious stones, 2 accusative 2Ch 3:6; also plate, accusative mater. omitted, 1Ki 6:15; 2Ki 18:16; Exo 25:11; Exo 38:28; accusative direct object, omitted 1Ki 6:32, 1Ki 6:35; with accusative + ב mater. 1Ki 6:15 overlaid the floor of the house with timbers.
Pu`al Participle מְצֻמֶּה Pro 26:23 impure silver (Toy) laid over (עַל) a sherd; plural זָהָב מְצֻמִּים Exo 26:32, pillars over laid with gold.

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0