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Strong's #6844 - צָפִית
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1) rug, carpet
2) (CLBL) watch
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1408) py (תספ TsP) AC: Watch CO: Watchtower AB: ?: (eng: spy)
A) py (תספ TsP) AC: Watch CO: Watchtower AB: ?
Nf4 ) tipy (תספית TsPYT) - Watchtower: As watches over an area. KJV (1): watchtower - Strongs: H6844 (צָפִית)
jf) nfpy (תספונ TsPWN) - North: From the north star which is watched for direction. KJV (153): north, northward, northern - Strongs: H6828 (צָפֹן)
jfm) infpy (תספוני TsPWNY) - Northern: From the north star which is watched for direction. KJV (1): northern - Strongs: H6830 (צְפוֹנִי)
H) epy (תספה TsPH) AC: Watch CO: Watchtower AB: ?: A covering of an area by watching.
V) epy (תספה TsPH) - I. Watch: II. Overlay:[Unknown connection to root] KJV (83): (vf: Paal, Pual, Piel) watch, watchman, behold, look, espy, overlay, cover, garnish - Strongs: H6822 (צָפָה), H6823 (צָפָה)
ff1) eipiy (תסיפיה TsYPYH) - Watching: KJV (1): watching - Strongs: H6836 (צִפִּיָּה)
hm) epym (מתספה MTsPH) - Watchtower: A place for watching. KJV (2): watchtower - Strongs: H4707 (מִצְפֶּה)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
צָפִית f. (from the root צָפָה), looking out, guard, watch. Isaiah 21:5, צָפֹה הַצָּפִית “they watch the watch,” i.e. they keep guard in the watch-towers. The interpretations of others are noticed in Comment. on the passage.
