Strong’s definition
properly, to lean forward, i.e. to peer into the distance; by implication, to observe, await
KJV gloss list in the source
behold, espy, look up (well), wait for, (keep the) watch(-man).
Source pronunciation notation: tsaw-faw'
Derivation recorded by Strong
a primitive root;
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