Hebrew Word Study
The meaning of “שָׁזַף”
Understanding shâzaph reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
Definition
look up, see. - to tan (by sunburning) - figuratively (as if by a piercing ray) to scan 1) (Qal) to catch sight of, look...
H7805
Hebrew Text
Strong's Concordance
שָׁזַף
Phoneticshaw-zaf'
Transliterationshâzaph
Grammar Code
H:V
Hebrew Verb
Strong's Definition
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
look up, see. - to tan (by sunburning) - figuratively (as if by a piercing ray) to scan 1) (Qal) to catch sight of, look on
Scripture References
Occurrences in the Bible
3 total references
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Job 20:9 | “The eye also which saw him shall see him no more; neither shall his place any more behold him.” Word: שָׁזַף (shâzaph) | |
| Job 28:7 | “There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen:” Word: שָׁזַף (shâzaph) | |
| Song of Solomon 1:6 | “Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me: my mother’s children were angry with me; they made me the keeper of the vineyards; but mine own vineyard have I not kept.” Word: שָׁזַף (shâzaph) |