צָפָה (ṣāpâ) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning lay out. It appears
47 times
in 6 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H6823).
Also rendered
to overlay
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1951)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1951)lay out, lay over; they lay out the rug!; overlay, plate; laid over, overlaid with gold; sheet; cover
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
צָפָהverb: lay out, lay over
Qalthey lay out the rug!
Pieloverlay, plate
Pualimpure silver laid over a sherd; pillars overlaid with gold.
Strong's H6823צָפָה: to sheet over (especially with metal) KJV:cover, overlay.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.