צפה

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Hebrew

Root
צ־פ־ה (ts-p-h)
4 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

צָפָה • (tsafá, ṣɔp̄ɔ) (pa'al construction, infinitive לִצְפּוֹת)

  1. (intransitive, biblically also transitive) to watch; to view; to observe
    את רוצה לצפות איתי בסרט?
    at rotsá litspót ití beséret?
    Do you want to watch a film with me?
    • Tanach, Proverbs 15:3, with translation of the King James Version:
      בְּכׇל־מָקוֹם עֵינֵי יְהֹוָה צֹפוֹת רָעִים וְטוֹבִים׃
      beḵɔl-mɔqom ʕene YHWH ṣop̄oṯ rɔʕim wəṭoḇim
      The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

Conjugation

Conjugation of צָפָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first צָפִיתִי צָפִינוּ
second צָפִיתָ צָפִית צְפִיתֶם1 צְפִיתֶן1
third צָפָה צָפְתָה צָפוּ
present צוֹפֶה צוֹפָה צוֹפִים צוֹפוֹת
future first אֶצְפֶּה נִצְפֶּה
second תִּצְפֶּה תִּצְפִּי תִּצְפּוּ תִּצְפֶּינָה2
third יִצְפֶּה תִּצְפֶּה יִצְפּוּ תִּצְפֶּינָה2
imperative צְפֵה צְפִי צְפוּ צְפֶינָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced צָפִיתֶם and צָפִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Verb

צִפָּה • (tsipa) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ציפה

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