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צָפָה H6823
H6823 is the Hebrew word צָפָה, transliterated tsâphâh and said tsaw-faw'. The King James Version most often renders it overlaid.
What it means
to sheet over (especially with metal).
Where it comes from
a primitive root (probably identical with H6822 (צָפָה) through the idea of expansion in outlook, transferring to action).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 46 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: cover, overlay.
Verses using צָפָה
All 39 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 25:11 · KJV
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, within and without shalt thou overlay it, and shalt make upon it a crown of gold round about.
Exodus 25:13 · KJV
And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
Exodus 25:24 · KJV
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.
Exodus 25:28 · KJV
And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
Exodus 26:29 · KJV
And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings of gold for places for the bars: and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold.
Exodus 26:32 · KJV
And thou shalt hang it upon four pillars of shittim wood overlaid with gold: their hooks shall be of gold, upon the four sockets of silver.
Exodus 26:37 · KJV
And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.
Exodus 27:2 · KJV
And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.
Exodus 27:6 · KJV
And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.
Exodus 30:3 · KJV
And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, the top thereof, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns thereof; and thou shalt make unto it a crown of gold round about.
Exodus 30:5 · KJV
And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
Exodus 36:34 · KJV
And he overlaid the boards with gold, and made their rings of gold to be places for the bars, and overlaid the bars with gold.
Exodus 36:36 · KJV
And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.
Exodus 36:38 · KJV
And the five pillars of it with their hooks: and he overlaid their chapiters and their fillets with gold: but their five sockets were of brass.
Exodus 37:2 · KJV
And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.
Exodus 37:4 · KJV
And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Exodus 37:11 · KJV
And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.
Exodus 37:15 · KJV
And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.
Exodus 37:26 · KJV
And he overlaid it with pure gold, both the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
Exodus 37:28 · KJV
And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Exodus 38:2 · KJV
And he made the horns thereof on the four corners of it; the horns thereof were of the same: and he overlaid it with brass.
Exodus 38:6 · KJV
And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.
Exodus 38:28 · KJV
And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them.
1 Kings 6:15 · KJV
And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the ceiling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir.
1 Kings 6:20 · KJV
And the oracle in the forepart was twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and so covered the altar which was of cedar.
1 Kings 6:21 · KJV
So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.
1 Kings 6:22 · KJV
And the whole house he overlaid with gold, until he had finished all the house: also the whole altar that was by the oracle he overlaid with gold.
1 Kings 6:28 · KJV
And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.
1 Kings 6:30 · KJV
And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
1 Kings 6:32 · KJV
The two doors also were of olive tree; and he carved upon them carvings of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, and overlaid them with gold, and spread gold upon the cherubims, and upon the palm trees.
1 Kings 6:35 · KJV
And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
1 Kings 10:18 · KJV
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
2 Kings 18:16 · KJV
At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD, and from the pillars which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.
2 Chronicles 3:4 · KJV
And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
2 Chronicles 3:6 · KJV
And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim.
2 Chronicles 3:10 · KJV
And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold.
2 Chronicles 4:9 · KJV
Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass.
2 Chronicles 9:17 · KJV
Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
Proverbs 26:23 · KJV
Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6823 mean?
H6823 is the Hebrew word צָפָה (tsâphâh), meaning to sheet over (especially with metal).
How is H6823 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it overlaid (24 times), overlay (10 times), covered (5 times), wood overlaid (1 time), wood and overlay (1 time), among others.
How many times does H6823 appear in the Bible?
צָפָה (tsâphâh) is tagged in 39 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6823 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root (probably identical with H6822 (צָפָה) through the idea of expansion in outlook, transferring to action).
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