Strong's H8259 · Hebrew
שָׁקַף
shâqaph · /shaw-kaf'/
Definition
properly, to lean out (of a window), i.e. (by implication) peep or gaze (passively, be a spectacle)
KJV: appear, look (down, forth, out).
Root / derivation: a primitive root;
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered שָׁקַף across 22 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
22 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis3 verses
And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
Genesis 19:28And he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and beheld, and, lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.
Genesis 26:8And it came to pass, when he had been there a long time, that Abimelech king of the Philistines looked out at a window, and saw, and, behold, Isaac was sporting with Rebekah his wife.
Numbers2 verses
2 Samuel2 verses
And as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart.
2 Samuel 24:20And Araunah looked, and saw the king and his servants coming on toward him: and Araunah went out, and bowed himself before the king on his face upon the ground.
2 Kings2 verses
And when Jehu was come to Jezreel, Jezebel heard of it; and she painted her face, and tired her head, and looked out at a window. painted: Heb. put her eyes in painting
2 Kings 9:32And he lifted up his face to the window, and said, Who is on my side? who? And there looked out to him two or three eunuchs. eunuchs: or, chamberlains
Psalms4 verses
The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
Psalms 53:2God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.
Psalms 85:11Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
Psalms 102:19For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;
Song of Solomon1 verse
Lamentations1 verse
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H8259 (shâqaph) mean?
properly, to lean out (of a window), i.e. (by implication) peep or gaze (passively, be a spectacle)
How many times does H8259 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H8259 (שָׁקַף) appears in 22 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “looked.”
How is shâqaph translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H8259 is rendered as “looked” (7×), “down” (6×), “out” (4×), “looketh” (3×), among other words.
Where does the Hebrew word שָׁקַף come from?
a primitive root;