H6839 H6839
Zophim (high place where Balaam blessed Israel)
This place name means 'watchers' or 'lookouts' and designates the location where Balak brought Balaam to view Israel's camp. Numbers 23:14 identifies it as a field on top of Pisgah, providing a vantage point overlooking the Israelite encampment. The name appropriately describes a high observation point. From this 'field of the watchers,' Balaam delivered his second oracle blessing Israel instead of cursing them, frustrating Balak's purposes.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Geographic name of an elevated location on or near Mount Pisgah where Balaam was taken to prophesy over Israel. Numbers 23:14 identifies this 'field of watchers' as the site of Balaam's second oracle, a high point offering visual access to the Israelite camp below. 1×
AR["صُوفِيمَ"]·ben["সোফীম"]·DE["Zophim"]·EN["Zophim"]·FR["Zophim"]·heb["צפים"]·HI["सोपीम-के"]·ID["pengintai"]·IT["Zophim"]·jav["Tsofim"]·KO["조밤꾼들-의"]·PT["Tsofim"]·RU["Цофим"]·ES["Zofim"]·SW["walinzi"]·TR["Tsofim'in"]·urd["صوفیم"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
I. [צָפָה37] vb. look out or about, spy, keep watch (NH id., Pi. hope; Ethiopic ሰፈወ: iii. 2 hope);— Qal28 Impf. 3 ms. juss. יִ֫צֶף בֵּינִי וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ Gn 31:49 (J) may י׳ keep watch between me and thee (that the covenant be kept = א׳ עֵד וגו׳ v 50); 3 fpl. עֵינָיו בַּגּוֹיִם תִּצְפֶּי֑נָה ψ 66:7 his eyes keep watch upon the nations; Pt. act. צוֹפֶה רָשָׁע לַצַּדִּיק ψ 37:32 a wicked man spieth…