sha.gach denotes directing one’s gaze toward someone or something, whether from a dwelling, a window, or in public observation.

The three occurrences show directed looking toward a person or group: from a dwelling toward the land’s inhabitants, from a window through a crevice, and by observers fixed on a man. The evidence supports one attested use rather than distinct lexical senses.

1. Directing the gaze toward someone or something · dominant

   In Psalm 33:14, the Hiphil perfect form occurs in the clause about looking from a dwelling toward all the inhabitants of the land; the APB renders the clause “he gazed toward all the inhabitants of the land.” Song of Songs 2:9 uses a Hiphil active participle for one behind a wall looking from the window and through the crevice, while Isaiah 14:16 has a Hiphil imperfect plural for those observing a man; the APB renders “Those who see you stare at you and ponder over you.”

   Psalm 33:14Song of Songs 2:9Isaiah 14:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the clauses with “gazed,” “gazing,” and “stare at.” These expressions confirm the verses’ observational setting without fixing a separate English equivalent in each case.