צָפָה
Used: 47 times · Key: 6823 · BDB: צָפָה⁴
Glosses
he.overlaid (22); you.will.overlay (11); he (7)
Meaning (OSHB)
lay out tree →
Meaning (BDB 1906)
vb. lay out, lay over tree →
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.
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, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.
In the verses
וַיְצַ֥ף אֶת־הַכְּרוּבִ֖ים זָהָֽב׃
Word for word: and he.overlaid (et) the cherubim gold
JPS 1917: And he overlaid the cherubim with gold.
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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