Parashat Vayera: A Moment of Hebrew
What is the shoresh of the Hebrew word לְהַשְׁקִיף and what other Hebrew words share that shoresh?
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רֶגַע שֶׁל עִבְרִית A Moment of Hebrew

וַיָּקֻ֤מוּ מִשָּׁם֙ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים וַיַּשְׁקִ֖פוּ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י סְדֹ֑ם וְאַ֨בְרָהָ֔ם הֹלֵ֥ךְ עִמָּ֖ם לְשַׁלְּחָֽם׃

The men set out from there and looked down toward Sedom, Avraham walking with them to see them off.

לְהַשְׁקִיף (שֹׁרֶשׁ ש.ק.פ)
  • To observe or overlook
מִשְׁקֶפֶת = Binoculars
מִשְׁקָפַיִם = Glasses
שָׁקוּף = Transparent, see-through
הִשְׁתַּקְּפוּת = Reflection
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