שָׁקַף
sha.qaph (H8259)
to look
AI Word Study
# שָׁקַף (Shaqaph): The Verb of Looking The Hebrew verb שָׁקַף (shaqaph) carries the fundamental meaning "to look," appearing 22 times throughout the biblical text. This relatively modest frequency suggests a specialized rather than common usage for everyday observation. The verb describes the act of directing one's gaze, though the data provided does not specify whether this is a casual glance or a more sustained, purposeful looking. Without additional context from the lexicon data itself, the precise nuances of how shaqaph differs from other Hebrew verbs of vision—or whether it carries particular connotations of intensity, direction, or perspective—cannot be determined. The occurrence count of 22 instances indicates the word held enough significance to warrant repeated use across biblical literature, yet was not so fundamental as to dominate expressions of visual perception. This positioning suggests shaqaph may serve particular grammatical or semantic functions within specific contexts rather than functioning as the primary or default term for "looking" in biblical Hebrew. The limited data provided allows only this basic analytical framework: shaqaph is a legitimate biblical verb meaning "to look," used with moderate frequency, but fuller understanding of its semantic range and theological or practical importance would require examination of its actual usage contexts in the biblical corpus.
AI synthesis uses only provided lexicon data -- never training knowledge.
The men rose up from there, and looked toward Sodom. Abraham went with them to see them on their way.
He looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and saw that the smoke of the land went up as the smoke of a furnace.
When he had been there a long time, Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was caressing Rebekah, his wife.
In the morning watch, Yahweh looked out on the Egyptian army through the pillar of fire and of cloud, and confused the Egyptian army.
and from Bamoth to the valley that is in the field of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looks down on the desert.
Look down from your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless your people Israel, and the ground which you have given us, as you swore to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.”
“Through the window she looked out, and cried: Sisera’s mother looked through the lattice. ‘Why is his chariot so long in coming? Why do the wheels of his chariots wait?’
another company turned the way to Beth Horon; and another company turned the way of the border that looks down on the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
As Yahweh’s ark came into David’s city, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out through the window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before Yahweh; and she despised him in her heart.
Araunah looked out, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him. Then Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king with his face to the ground.
When Jehu had come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her eyes, and adorned her head, and looked out at the window.
He lifted up his face to the window, and said, “Who is on my side? Who?” Two or three eunuchs looked out at him.
As the ark of Yahweh’s covenant came to David’s city, Michal the daughter of Saul looked out at the window, and saw king David dancing and playing; and she despised him in her heart.
Yahweh looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God.
God looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understood, who seek after God.
Truth springs out of the earth. Righteousness has looked down from heaven.
For he has looked down from the height of his sanctuary. From heaven, Yahweh saw the earth;
For at the window of my house, I looked out through my lattice.
Who is she who looks out as the morning, beautiful as the moon, clear as the sun, and awesome as an army with banners?
“Flee for safety, you children of Benjamin, out of the middle of Jerusalem! Blow the trumpet in Tekoa and raise up a signal on Beth Haccherem, for evil looks out from the north with a great destruction.
until Yahweh looks down, and sees from heaven.