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Strong's H8259 שָׁקַף (shaqaph)

Shaqaph means “appear” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H8259
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 22
Books 14

Strong's H8259 Quick Answer

Strong's H8259 שָׁקַף (shaqaph) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. shaqaph (shaw-kaf') v. 1. (properly) to lean out (of a window) 2. (by implication) peep or gaze (passively, be a spectacle) It has 22 linked Bible usages across 14 books. Visible English usage signals include looked, out, looketh, look, and window. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
shaqaph (shaw-kaf') v. 1. (properly) to lean out (of a window) 2. (by implication) peep or gaze (passively, be a spectacle)
Usage
22 linked usages
Books
14 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
looked, out, looketh, look, and window

Meaning and Definition

shaqaph (shaw-kaf') v. 1. (properly) to lean out (of a window) 2. (by implication) peep or gaze (passively, be a spectacle) [a primitive root] KJV: appear, look (down, forth, out).

Original Word
שָׁקַף
Transliteration
shaqaph
Derivation
Root: שׁקף
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H8259. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to look

Usage: 1) to overlook, look down or out, overhang, look out and down 1a) (Niphal) to lean over (and look), look down 1b) (Hiphil) to look down, look down upon

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How Strong's H8259 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render shaqaph, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

looked Genesis 18:16 out Judges 5:28 looketh Numbers 21:20 Look Deuteronomy 26:15 window 2 Samuel 6:16

How Strong's H8259 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 22 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H8259 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H8259 in the Old Testament

22 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 18:16 KJV

And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.

Genesis 19:28 KJV

And 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 26:8 KJV

And 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.

Usage Excerpts

First 22 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H8259.

Genesis 18:16 Old Testament, KJV
And the men rose up from thence, and looked toward Sodom: and Abraham went with them to bring them on the way.
Genesis 19:28 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 26:8 Old Testament, KJV
And 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.
Exodus 14:24 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, that in the morning watch the LORD looked unto the host of the Egyptians through the pillar of fire and of the cloud, and troubled the host of the Egyptians,
Numbers 21:20 Old Testament, KJV
And from Bamoth in the valley, that is in the country of Moab, to the top of Pisgah, which looketh toward Jeshimon.
Numbers 23:28 Old Testament, KJV
And Balak brought Balaam unto the top of Peor, that looketh toward jeshimon.
Deuteronomy 26:15 Old Testament, KJV
Look down from thy holy habitation, from heaven, and bless thy people Israel, and the land which thou hast given us, as thou swarest unto our fathers, a land that floweth with milk and honey.
Judges 5:28 Old Testament, KJV
The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, Why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
1 Samuel 13:18 Old Testament, KJV
And another company turned the way to Bethhoron: and another company turned to the way of the border that looketh to the valley of Zeboim toward the wilderness.
2 Samuel 6:16 Old Testament, KJV
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 24:20 Old Testament, KJV
And 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 Kings 9:30 Old Testament, KJV
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.
2 Kings 9:32 Old Testament, KJV
And 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.
1 Chronicles 15:29 Old Testament, KJV
And it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal, the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart.
Psalms 14:2 Old Testament, KJV
The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, and seek God.
Psalms 53:2 Old Testament, KJV
God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God.
Psalms 85:11 Old Testament, KJV
Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven.
Psalms 102:19 Old Testament, KJV
For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; from heaven did the LORD behold the earth;
Proverbs 7:6 Old Testament, KJV
For at the window of my house I looked through my casement,
Song of Solomon 6:10 Old Testament, KJV
Who is she that looketh forth as the morning, fair as the moon, clear as the sun, and terrible as an army with banners?
Jeremiah 6:1 Old Testament, KJV
O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoa, and set up a sign of fire in Bethhaccerem: for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction.
Lamentations 3:50 Old Testament, KJV
Till the LORD look down, and behold from heaven.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H8259, grouped by book.

Genesis 3 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 1 usage, Old Testament
Numbers 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Song of Solomon 1 usage, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Lamentations 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H8259 FAQ

What does shaqaph (שָׁקַף) mean?

Shaqaph (Strong's H8259) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "appear". shaqaph (shaw-kaf') v. 1. (properly) to lean out (of a window) 2. (by implication) peep or gaze (passively, be a spectacle)

How many times is shaqaph (שָׁקַף) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 22 linked usages for Strong's H8259 across 14 books.

Where can I study shaqaph (שָׁקַף) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H8259 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate shaqaph (שָׁקַף)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as looked, out, looketh, look, and window. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.