Strong's H6823 · Hebrew
צָפָה
tsâphâh · /tsaw-faw'/
Definition
to sheet over (especially with metal)
KJV: cover, overlay.
Root / derivation: a primitive root (probably identical with H6822 (צָפָה) through the idea of expansion in outlook, transferring to action);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered צָפָה across 39 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
39 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Exodus23 verses
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 25:13And thou shalt make staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
Exodus 25:24And thou shalt overlay it with pure gold, and make thereto a crown of gold round about.
Exodus 25:28And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, that the table may be borne with them.
Exodus 26:29And 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 26:32And 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 26:37And 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 27:2And 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 27:6And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.
Exodus 30:3And 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. top: Heb. roof sides: Heb. walls
Exodus 30:5And thou shalt make the staves of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold.
Exodus 36:34And 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 36:36And 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 36:38And 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 37:2And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.
Exodus 37:4And he made staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Exodus 37:11And he overlaid it with pure gold, and made thereunto a crown of gold round about.
Exodus 37:15And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold, to bear the table.
Exodus 37:26And 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 37:28And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold.
Exodus 38:2And 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 38:6And he made the staves of shittim wood, and overlaid them with brass.
Exodus 38:28And of the thousand seven hundred seventy and five shekels he made hooks for the pillars, and overlaid their chapiters, and filleted them.
1 Kings9 verses
And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: and he covered them on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir. both: or, from the floor of the house unto the walls, etc
1 Kings 6:20And 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. pure: Heb. shut up
1 Kings 6:21So 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 6:22And 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 6:28And he overlaid the cherubims with gold.
1 Kings 6:30And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.
1 Kings 6:32The 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. two: or, leaves of the doors open flowers: Heb. openings of flowers
1 Kings 6:35And he carved thereon cherubims and palm trees and open flowers: and covered them with gold fitted upon the carved work.
1 Kings 10:18Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with the best gold.
2 Chronicles5 verses
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 3:6And he garnished the house with precious stones for beauty: and the gold was gold of Parvaim. garnished: Heb. covered
2 Chronicles 3:10And in the most holy house he made two cherubims of image work, and overlaid them with gold. image: or, (as some think) of moveable work
2 Chronicles 4:9Furthermore 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 9:17Moreover the king made a great throne of ivory, and overlaid it with pure gold.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H6823 (tsâphâh) mean?
to sheet over (especially with metal)
How many times does H6823 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H6823 (צָפָה) appears in 39 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “overlaid.”
How is tsâphâh translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H6823 is rendered as “overlaid” (28×), “overlay” (12×), “covered” (5×), “garnished” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word צָפָה come from?
a primitive root (probably identical with H6822 (צָפָה) through the idea of expansion in outlook, transferring to action);