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title: צָפָה — lay out · The Tanakh dictionary
description: צָפָה (6823), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 47 times: lay out. BDB 1906: vb. lay out, lay over. With 2 verses in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# צָפָה

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«צָפָה» in the Tanakh dictionary: **lay out** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

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**Used:** 47 times · **Key:** 6823 · **BDB:** צָפָה⁴

### Glosses

he.overlaid (22); you.will.overlay (11); he (7)

### Meaning (OSHB)

lay out [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1510/6823/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. lay out, lay over [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1510/6823/#m2)

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**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.

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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)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «צָפָה» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1510/6823/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[1 Kings 6:28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.6.28/)

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וַיְצַ֥ף אֶת־הַכְּרוּבִ֖ים זָהָֽב׃

*Word for word:* and he.overlaid (et) the cherubim gold

*JPS 1917:* And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.

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[Exodus 25:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.25.13/)

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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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