Hebrew word study
שָׁקַף H8259
- Transliteration
- shâqaph
- Pronunciation
- shaw-kaf'
- KJV glosses
- appear, look (down, forth, out).
Lexical summary
properly, to lean out (of a window), i.e. (by implication) peep or gaze (passively, be a spectacle)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
properly, to lean out (of a window), i.e. (by implication) peep or gaze (passively, be a spectacle)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information