Hebrew verb · H6823
צָפָה
tsaphahtsaw-faw'
to overlay
47 uses in the Hebrew text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: tsâphâh
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's H6823is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 6 of 39Old Testament books
- 23spellings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · H6823
to sheet over (especially with metal)
The King James renders it: cover, overlay.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
tsaphah is rendered "to overlay". It stands 47 times in the Hebrew text, across six books.
- Twenty-six of the uses stand in Exodus, more than in any other book.
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Exodus 25:11Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.
- The Greek text spells it twenty-three different ways.
The first use
Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.
Exodus 25:11וְצִפִּיתָ֤
The first use, in the order of the Old Testament's books.
Where the word stands
What the word means
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
How the Greek text is glossed, word by word
- and he overlaid17
- and you will overlay10
- and he overlaid it6
- he overlaid6
- overlaid2
- and he overlaid them1
- and they overlaid1
- he had overlaid1
- they are spreading out1
- you will overlay1
- you will overlay it1
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
Other numbers on this spelling
Strong gave these words the same spelling and different numbers, so the site counts and defines them apart.
The words it stands beside
All 47, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
23 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- וַיְצַ֥ף9
- וְצִפִּיתָ֥7
- וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּ4
- צִפָּ֥ה4
- וַיְצַ֨ף2
- וְצִפָּ֣ה2
- וְצִפִּיתָ֤2
- צִפָּ֣ה2
- וַיְצַ֛ף1
- וַיְצַ֧ף1
- וַיְצַפֵּ֛הוּ1
- וַיְצַפֵּ֥הוּ1
and 11 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- Hc/Vpw3ms13Hc/Vpw3ms
- Hc/Vpq2ms10Hc/Vpq2ms
- verb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singular7HVpp3ms
- Hc/Vpw3ms/Sp3ms6Hc/Vpw3ms/Sp3ms
- Hc/Vpq3ms4Hc/Vpq3ms
- Hc/Vpw3mp1Hc/Vpw3mp
- Hc/Vpw3ms/Sp3mp1Hc/Vpw3ms/Sp3mp
- verb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine singular1HVpi2ms
- verb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1HVpi2ms/Sp3ms
- verb · intensive passive (pual), passive participle · masculine plural1HVPsmpa
- verb · intensive passive (pual), passive participle · masculine singular1HVPsmsa
- verb · simple (qal), infinitive absolute1HVqaa
Exodus
twenty-six uses
Overlay it with pure gold both inside and out, and make a gold molding around it.
- וְצִפִּיתָ֤vetzipitaHc/Vpq2mstagged: and you will overlay
- תְּצַפֶּ֑נּוּtetzappenuverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine singular + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: you will overlay it
And make poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
- וְצִפִּיתָ֥vetzipitaHc/Vpq2mstagged: and you will overlay
Overlay it with pure gold and make a gold molding around it.
- וְצִפִּיתָ֥vetzipitaHc/Vpq2mstagged: and you will overlay
Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold, so that the table may be carried with them.
- וְצִפִּיתָ֥vetzipitaHc/Vpq2mstagged: and you will overlay
Overlay the frames with gold and make gold rings to hold the crossbars. Also overlay the crossbars with gold.
- תְּצַפֶּ֣הtetzapehverb · intensive (piel), yiqtol (imperfect) · 2nd person masculine singulartagged: you will overlay
- וְצִפִּיתָ֥vetzipitaHc/Vpq2mstagged: and you will overlay
Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood, overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases.
- מְצֻפִּ֣יםmetzupimverb · intensive passive (pual), passive participle · masculine pluraltagged: overlaid
Make five posts of acacia wood for the curtain, overlay them with gold hooks, and cast five bronze bases for them.
- וְצִפִּיתָ֤vetzipitaHc/Vpq2mstagged: and you will overlay
Make a horn on each of its four corners, so that the horns are of one piece, and overlay it with bronze.
- וְצִפִּיתָ֥vetzipitaHc/Vpq2mstagged: and you will overlay
Additionally, make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze.
- וְצִפִּיתָ֥vetzipitaHc/Vpq2mstagged: and you will overlay
Overlay with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns, and make a molding of gold around it.
- וְצִפִּיתָ֨vetzipitaHc/Vpq2mstagged: and you will overlay
Make the poles of acacia wood and overlay them with gold.
- וְצִפִּיתָ֥vetzipitaHc/Vpq2mstagged: and you will overlay
And he overlaid the frames with gold and made gold rings to hold the crossbars. He also overlaid the crossbars with gold.
- צִפָּ֣הtzipahverb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he overlaid
- וַיְצַ֥ףvaytzafHc/Vpw3mstagged: and he overlaid
He also made four posts of acacia wood for it and overlaid them with gold, along with gold hooks; and he cast four silver bases for the posts.
- וַיְצַפֵּ֣םvaytzapemHc/Vpw3ms/Sp3mptagged: and he overlaid them
together with five posts and their hooks. He overlaid the tops of the posts and their bands with gold, and their five bases were bronze.
- וְצִפָּ֧הvetzipahHc/Vpq3mstagged: and he overlaid
He overlaid it with pure gold, both inside and out, and made a gold molding around it.
- וַיְצַפֵּ֛הוּvaytzapehuHc/Vpw3ms/Sp3mstagged: and he overlaid it
Then he made poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
- וַיְצַ֥ףvaytzafHc/Vpw3mstagged: and he overlaid
He overlaid it with pure gold and made a gold molding around it.
- וַיְצַ֥ףvaytzafHc/Vpw3mstagged: and he overlaid
He made the poles of acacia wood for carrying the table and overlaid them with gold.
- וַיְצַ֥ףvaytzafHc/Vpw3mstagged: and he overlaid
And he overlaid with pure gold the top and all the sides and horns. Then he made a molding of gold around it.
- וַיְצַ֨ףvaytzafHc/Vpw3mstagged: and he overlaid
And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with gold.
- וַיְצַ֥ףvaytzafHc/Vpw3mstagged: and he overlaid
He made a horn at each of its four corners, so that the horns and altar were of one piece, and he overlaid the altar with bronze.
- וַיְצַ֥ףvaytzafHc/Vpw3mstagged: and he overlaid
And he made the poles of acacia wood and overlaid them with bronze.
- וַיְצַ֥ףvaytzafHc/Vpw3mstagged: and he overlaid
With the 1,775 shekels of silver he made the hooks for the posts, overlaid their tops, and supplied bands for them.
- וְצִפָּ֥הvetzipahHc/Vpq3mstagged: and he overlaid
1 Kings
thirteen uses
He lined the interior walls with cedar paneling from the floor of the temple to the ceiling, and he covered the floor with cypress boards.
- צִפָּ֥הtzipahverb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he overlaid
- וַיְצַ֛ףvaytzafHc/Vpw3mstagged: and he overlaid
The inner sanctuary was twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold, and he also overlaid the altar of cedar.
- וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvaytzapehuHc/Vpw3ms/Sp3mstagged: and he overlaid it
- וַיְצַ֥ףvaytzafHc/Vpw3mstagged: and he overlaid
So Solomon overlaid the inside of the temple with pure gold, and he extended gold chains across the front of the inner sanctuary, which was overlaid with gold.
- וַיְצַ֨ףvaytzafHc/Vpw3mstagged: and he overlaid
- וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvaytzapehuHc/Vpw3ms/Sp3mstagged: and he overlaid it
So he overlaid with gold the whole interior of the temple, until everything was completely finished. He also overlaid with gold the entire altar that belonged to the inner sanctuary.
- צִפָּ֥הtzipahverb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he overlaid
- צִפָּ֥הtzipahverb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he overlaid
He also overlaid the cherubim with gold.
- וַיְצַ֥ףvaytzafHc/Vpw3mstagged: and he overlaid
And he overlaid the temple floor with gold in both the inner and outer sanctuaries.
- צִפָּ֣הtzipahverb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he overlaid
The double doors were made of olive wood, and he carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers and overlaid the cherubim and palm trees with hammered gold.
- וְצִפָּ֣הvetzipahHc/Vpq3mstagged: and he overlaid
He carved into them cherubim, palm trees, and open flowers; and he overlaid them with gold, hammered evenly over the carvings.
- וְצִפָּ֣הvetzipahHc/Vpq3mstagged: and he overlaid
Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
- וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvaytzapehuHc/Vpw3ms/Sp3mstagged: and he overlaid it
2 Kings
one use
At that time Hezekiah stripped the gold with which he had plated the doors and doorposts of the temple of the LORD, and he gave it to the king of Assyria.
- צִפָּ֔הtzipahverb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he had overlaid
2 Chronicles
five uses
The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.
- וַיְצַפֵּ֥הוּvaytzapehuHc/Vpw3ms/Sp3mstagged: and he overlaid it
He adorned the temple with precious stones for beauty, and its gold was from Parvaim.
- וַיְצַ֧ףvaytzafHc/Vpw3mstagged: and he overlaid
In the Most Holy Place he made two cherubim of sculptured work, and he overlaid them with gold.
- וַיְצַפּ֥וּvaytzapuHc/Vpw3mptagged: and they overlaid
He made the courtyard of the priests and the large court with its doors, and he overlaid the doors with bronze.
- צִפָּ֥הtzipahverb · intensive (piel), qatal (perfect) · 3rd person masculine singulartagged: he overlaid
Additionally, the king made a great throne of ivory and overlaid it with pure gold.
- וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּvaytzapehuHc/Vpw3ms/Sp3mstagged: and he overlaid it
Proverbs
one use
Like glaze covering an earthen vessel are burning lips and a wicked heart.
- מְצֻפֶּ֣הmetzupehverb · intensive passive (pual), passive participle · masculine singulartagged: overlaid
Isaiah
one use
They prepare a table, they lay out a carpet, they eat, they drink! Rise up, O princes, oil the shields!
- צָפֹ֥הtzafohverb · simple (qal), infinitive absolutetagged: they are spreading out
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.