צָפָה
Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H6823
Meaning
OpenScriptures lexical index
lay out tree →
Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906
צָפָה⁴: vb. lay out, lay over tree →
The whole BDB entry
vb. lay out, lay over (NH Pi. = BH);— Inf. abs. הַצָּפִית צָפֹה Is 21:5 they lay out the rug! or the like, so most moderns, v. צָפִית. overlay, plate: Pf. 3 ms. צִפָּה 1 K 6:15 +; 2 ms. וְצִפִּיתָ֫ Ex 25:11 +; Impf. 3 ms. וַיְצַף 1 K 6:20 +, sf. וַיְצַפֵּהוּ v 20 +; 2 ms. תְּצַפֶּה Ex 26:29; 3 mpl. וַיְצַפּוּ 2 Ch 3:10, etc.;—overlay, especially plate sthg. with metal (gold, bronze), usually 2 acc.: 1 K 6:20(×2) + 6 times 1 K 6, + 10:18, ‖ 2 Ch 3:4, 10; 4:9; 9:17; Ex 25:11, 13 + 24 times Ex 25–38 (all P); overlay, stud with precious stones, 2 acc. 2 Ch 3:6; also plate, acc. mater. om., 1 K 6:15; 2 K 18:16; Ex 25:11; 38:28; acc. dir. obj. om. 1 K 6:32, 35; c. acc. + ב mater. v 15 overlaid the floor of the house with timbers. Pt. מְצֻפֶּה Pr 26:23 impure silver (Toy) laid over (עַל) a sherd; pl. מְצֻפִּים זָהָב Ex 26:32, pillars overlaid with gold.
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 18 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (5 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (4 candidates)
Glosses
MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: he overlaid (22); you will overlay (11); he (7).
In the verses
וַיְצַ֥ף אֶת־הַכְּרוּבִ֖ים זָהָֽב׃
Word for word: and he.overlaid (et) the cherubim gold
JPS 1917: And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
וְעָשִׂ֥יתָ בַדֵּ֖י עֲצֵ֣י שִׁטִּ֑ים וְצִפִּיתָ֥ אֹתָ֖ם זָהָֽב׃
Word for word: and you.will.make poles of.wood(s) of.acacia and you.will.overlay them gold
JPS 1917: And thou shalt make staves of acacia-wood, and overlay them with gold.
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