Shâqaph — H8259

H8259 · Hebrew — שקף

Pronunciation: shaw-kaf'

Definition

verb

properly, to lean out (of a window), i.e. (by implication) peep or gaze (passively, be a spectacle)

  1. to overlook, look down or out, overhang, look out and down
    1. (Niphal) to lean over (and look), look down
    2. (Hiphil) to look down, look down upon

Usually translated as

look, appear

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Shâqaph occurs 22 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (3), Exodus (1), Numbers (2), Deuteronomy (1), Judges (1), 1 Samuel (1), 2 Samuel (2), 2 Kings (2), 1 Chronicles (1), Psalms (4), Proverbs (1), Song of Songs (1), Jeremiah (1), Lamentations (1)

Strong's Lexicon — S