צפה

Hebrew
Root
צ־פ־ה (ṣ-p-h)

Pronunciation
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Verb

צָפָה • (tṣåfǻ) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, infinitive לִצְפּוֹת)

  1. to watch; to view; to observe
    את רוצה לצפות איתי בסרט?
    at rotsa litspot iti beseret?
    Do you want to watch a film with me?
    • Tanach, Proverbs 15:3:
      בְּכָל מָקוֹם עֵינֵי ה׳ צֹפוֹת רָעִים וְטוֹבִים׃
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Usage notes
  • The verb צָפָה (tṣåfǻ, “to watch”) is always followed by the preposition בּ־ (b-, “in”) and never followed by the definite direct object marker preposition אֵת הַ־ (eth ha-, “ᴏʙᴊ”).

Conjugation
Conjugation of צָפָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לִצְפּוֹת
  • action noun: צְפִיָּה
  • passive participle: צָפוּי
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first צָפִיתִיצָפִינוּ
second צָפִיתָצָפִיתצְפִיתֶם1צְפִיתֶן1
third צָפָהצָפְתָהצָפוּ
present צוֹפֶהצוֹפָהצוֹפִיםצוֹפוֹת
future first אֶצְפֶּהנִצְפֶּה
second תִּצְפֶּהתִּצְפִּיתִּצְפּוּתִּצְפֶּינָה2
third יִצְפֶּהתִּצְפֶּהיִצְפּוּתִּצְפֶּינָה2
imperative צְפֵהצְפִיצְפוּצְפֶינָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced צָפִיתֶם and צָפִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Verb

צִפָּה • (tsipa) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ציפה

References
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