What does צָפָה mean in the Bible?
צָפָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to sheet over (especially with metal)".
Hebrew · H6823
צָפָה
To sheet over (especially with metal)
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צָפָה H6823
What does צָפָה mean in the Bible?
צָפָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to sheet over (especially with metal)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6823?
The BSB source-word alignment has 47 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include he overlaid (6), and overlaid (5), and overlay (5), Overlay (5), And he overlaid (4).
Where does צָפָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 25:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (26), 1 Kings (13), 2 Chronicles (5), 2 Kings (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It he overlaid 6× Exodus 36:34, Exodus 36:38, Exodus 37:2, Exodus 37:11
and overlaid 5× Exodus 37:4, Exodus 37:15, Exodus 37:28, Exodus 38:6
and overlay 5× Exodus 25:13, Exodus 25:28, Exodus 27:2, Exodus 27:6
Overlay 5× Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:24, Exodus 26:29, Exodus 26:37
And he overlaid 4× Exodus 37:26, Exodus 38:2, 2 Chronicles 3:10, 2 Chronicles 4:9
He also overlaid 3× Exodus 36:34, 1 Kings 6:22, 1 Kings 6:28
overlaid 3× Exodus 26:32, Exodus 38:28, 1 Kings 6:21
- 2× Exodus 25:11, 1 Kings 6:15
and overlaid it 2× 1 Kings 10:18, 2 Chronicles 9:17
Also overlay 1× Exodus 26:29
and he also overlaid 1× 1 Kings 6:20
and he covered 1× 1 Kings 6:15
and he overlaid them 1× 1 Kings 6:35
and overlaid them 1× Exodus 36:36
covering 1× Proverbs 26:23
He adorned 1× 2 Chronicles 3:6
he had plated 1× 2 Kings 18:16
He overlaid [the inside] 1× 1 Kings 6:20
So he overlaid 1× 1 Kings 6:22
they lay out 1× Isaiah 21:5
which was overlaid 1× 1 Kings 6:21
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 25:11 וְצִפִּיתָ֤ to Overlay Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Exodus 25:11 תְּצַפֶּ֑נּוּ to - Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Exodus 25:13 וְצִפִּיתָ֥ to and overlay Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Exodus 25:24 וְצִפִּיתָ֥ to Overlay Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Exodus 25:28 וְצִפִּיתָ֥ to and overlay Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Exodus 26:29 תְּצַפֶּ֣ה to Overlay Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Exodus 26:29 וְצִפִּיתָ֥ to Also overlay Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Exodus 26:32 מְצֻפִּ֣ים to overlaid Verb - Pual - Participle - masculine plural Exodus 26:37 וְצִפִּיתָ֤ to overlay Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Exodus 27:2 וְצִפִּיתָ֥ to and overlay Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 25:11
Aligned rows 47
Books represented 6
Exodus 26 1 Kings 13 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 5 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
וַיְצַ֥ף 9x way·ṣap̄ Exodus 36:34, Exodus 37:4, Exodus 37:11, Exodus 37:15
וְצִפִּיתָ֥ 7x wə·ṣip·pî·ṯā Exodus 25:13, Exodus 25:24, Exodus 25:28, Exodus 26:29
וַיְצַפֵּ֖הוּ 4x way·ṣap·pê·hū 1 Kings 6:20, 1 Kings 6:21, 1 Kings 10:18, 2 Chronicles 9:17
צִפָּ֥ה 4x ṣip·pāh 1 Kings 6:15, 1 Kings 6:22, 2 Chronicles 4:9
וַיְצַ֨ף 2x way·ṣap̄ Exodus 37:26, 1 Kings 6:21
וְצִפָּ֣ה 2x wə·ṣip·pāh 1 Kings 6:32, 1 Kings 6:35
וְצִפִּיתָ֤ 2x wə·ṣip·pî·ṯā Exodus 25:11, Exodus 26:37
צִפָּ֣ה 2x ṣip·pāh Exodus 36:34, 1 Kings 6:30
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 13x Exodus 36:34, Exodus 37:4, Exodus 37:11, Exodus 37:15
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular 10x Exodus 25:11, Exodus 25:13, Exodus 25:24, Exodus 25:28
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular 7x Exodus 36:34, 1 Kings 6:15, 1 Kings 6:22, 1 Kings 6:30
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular 6x Exodus 37:2, 1 Kings 6:20, 1 Kings 6:21, 1 Kings 10:18
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 4x Exodus 36:38, Exodus 38:28, 1 Kings 6:32, 1 Kings 6:35
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x 2 Chronicles 3:10
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural 1x Exodus 36:36
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular 1x Exodus 26:29
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to sheet over (especially with metal)
Source Gloss
to sheet over (especially with metal)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to sheet over (especially with metal) BDB: lay out Usage: cover, overlay.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 11
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 8×
Perfect 1Kgs 6:15 · 1Kgs 6:22 · 1Kgs 6:30 · 2Chr 4:9 · 2Kgs 18:16 · Exod 36:34 7×
Imperfect Exod 26:29 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 2×
Participle passive Exod 26:32 · Prov 26:23 2×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Infinitive absolute Isa 21:5 1×
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain