שָׁזַףshâzaph
catch sight of, look on
Pronunciation: shaw-zaf' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7805
Meanings
Qal: because the sun hath looked on me. (Job 20:9; Job 28:7; Song of Solomon 1:6)
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Job 20:9 Those who once saw them will see them no more. Their families will never see them again.
- Job 28:7 These are treasures no bird of prey can see, no falcon’s eye observe.
- Song of Solomon 1:6 Don’t stare at me because I am dark— the sun has darkened my skin. My brothers were angry with me; they forced me to care for their vineyards, so I couldn’t care for myself—my own vineyard.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).