צפה

צפי, צָפָה(b. h.; cmp. ציּף) (to shine; cmp. צוּץ, to look, esp. to look into distances of space or time; to foresee; to have a vision. Gitt.58a, v. צָפְנַת. Meg.24b הדבה צָפוּ למרכבהוכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. צִפּוּ לדרוש במ׳, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) many looked out for the Merkabah (v. מֶרְכָּבָה), and never lived to see it; (ed. hoped to be able to preach on the Merkabah; Tosef. ib. III (IV), 28 הרבה דרשו במ׳). Gen. R. s. 79 צ׳ … ברוח הקדשוכ׳ R. S. b. Y. saw by means of the spirit of holiness (inspiration) ; Y.Shebi. IX, 38d; Koh. R. to X, 8; Pesik. Vayhi, p. 90a>. Sot.12b (ref. to והמצפצפים Is. 8:19) צוֹפִין ואינן … צופין they see (have a vision) and know not what they see. Tosef.Pes.II (III), 12 (belonging to 13) איזהוּ צוֹפֶה הרואהוכ׳ who is called a tsofeh (a pilgrim that sees Jerusalem)? He who sees it and never loses it out of sight again. Meg.14a (expl. הרמתים צופים, 1 Sam. 1:1) שתי רמות שצוֹפוֹת זו את זו two heights that look at each other; a. fr.(Num. R. s. 19, a. e. צופים, v. צָף.V. צוֹפֶה, צוֹפִים.Part. pass. צָפוּי a) seen, foreseen. Ab. III, 15 הכל צ׳ והרשותוכ׳ everything is foreseen (every deed of man is observed by God before whom there is no distance of space or time), but freedom of will is granted. Tanḥ. Shlaḥ 5 שהיה צ׳ לפניוכ׳ it was foreseen before the Lord that they would come Ib. 9 שהכל צ׳וכ׳ (omit היה) for every event is foreseen by the Lord; a. fr.b) bright, perspicuous. Tanḥ. Ḥuck. 8 צְפוּיִם, v. צָף. Pi. צִיפָּה 1) to look forward to, wait, hope. Ber.57b יְצַפֶּה לחסידות may hope to attain piety. Pes.50b המְצַפֶּה לשכר אשתו he who looks forward to (is dependent on) his wifes earnings. Bets.32b המצפה לשלחן חבירו who depends on his neighbors table. Ib. המצפה על שולחןוכ׳ (corr. acc.) Ruth. R. introd. (ref. to Ez. 13:4) מה שועל הזה מצפה בחורבותוכ׳ as the fox in the ruins looks out, when he sees men pass by, which way to flee ; Yalk. Ez. 352 יושב ומצעה (corr. acc.). Gen. R. s. 74 אביך מצפה לך אמך מְצַפָּה לך thy (dead) father looks forward to thy coming, thy mother ; a. fr. 2) to cover with shining plate, to overlay. R. Hash. 27a צִיפָּהוּ זהבוכ׳ if he overlaid the Shofar at the place where the mouth is applied; Y. ib. III, 58d; a. fr.Part. pass. מְצוּפֶּה, f. מְצוּפָּה Ib. III, 3 ופיו מצ׳ זהב and its mouthpiece was covered with gold. Kel. XI, 4; 6. Ḥag.III, 8 מפני שהן מְצוּפִּין because they (the altars) are overlaid (with gold or copper); a. fr.