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Strong's #5641 - סָתַר
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- to hide, conceal
- (Niphal)
- to hide oneself
- to be hidden, be concealed
- (Piel) to hide carefully
- (Pual) to be hidden carefully, be concealed
- (Hiphil) to conceal, hide
- (Hithpael) to hide oneself carefully
- (Niphal)
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2516) rtx (סתר STR) AC: Hide CO: ? AB: ?: (eng: mystery)
V) rtx (סתר STR) - Hide: To hide or conceal. [Hebrew and Aramaic] [df: rtV] KJV (85): (vf: Niphal, Hiphil, Hitpael, Pual, Piel) hide, secret, close, absent, conceal - Strongs: H5641 (סָתַר), H5642 (סְתַר), H8368 (שָׂתַר)
Nm ) rtx (סתר STR) - Hiding: A covert or secret hiding or hiding place. [df: rtV] KJV (35): secret, secretly, covert, hiding, backbiting, covering, disguise, privily - Strongs: H5643 (סִתְרָה)
am ) rtxm (מסתר MSTR) - Hiding: KJV (1): hid, secret, secretly - Strongs: H4564 (מַסְתֵּר)
ef1) ertix (סיתרה SYTRH) - Protection: In the sense of hiding. [df: hrtV] KJV (1): protection - Strongs: H5643 (סִתְרָה)
hm ) rtxm (מסתר MSTR) - Secret: A place of hiding. KJV (10): secret, secretly - Strongs: H4565 (מִסְתָּר)
hcm) rftxm (מסתור MSTWR) - Hiding: KJV (1): covert - Strongs: H4563 (מִסְתּוֹר)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular נִסְתָּ֑ר Proverbs 27:12 + Proverbs 22:3 Qr (Kt וַיִּסָּתֵר); 2 masculine singular נִסְתַּ֫רְתָּ 1 Samuel 20:19; 1 plural נִסְתָּ֑רְנוּ Isaiah 28:15, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִסָּתֵר Hosea 13:14 +; 1 singular אֶסָּתֵר Genesis 4:14 +; 3 masculine plural יִסָּֽתְרוּ Amos 9:3; 1 plural נִסָּתֵר Genesis 31:49, etc.; Imperative masculine singular הִסָּתֵר Jeremiah 36:19; Infinitive construct לְהִסָּ֫תֶר שָׁם Job 34:22; Participle נִסְתָּר Psalm 19:7; plural נִסְתָּרִים Deuteronomy 7:20; feminine plural נִסְתָּרֹת Deuteronomy 29:28, וֺת- Psalm 19:13; —
1 hide oneself, with בְּ local, 1 Samuel 20:5,24; 1 Kings 17:3; Jeremiah 23:24, so (figurative) Isaiah 28:15; with שָׁם 1 Samuel 20:19; Job 34:22; absolute Jeremiah 36:19; Proverbs 22:3; Proverbs 27:12; Proverbs 28:28; Psalm 89:47; with מִמְּנֵי person Deuteronomy 7:20; Job 13:20, with מִן person Psalm 55:13.
2 be hid, concealed, especially figurative of escaping God's notice, with מִמְּנֵי person Genesis 4:14 (J), מִלִּפְנֵי Jeremiah 16:17, מִנֶּגֶד עֵינַי Amos 9:3, מֵעֵינַי Isaiah 65:16; Hosea 13:14 (subject נֹחַם, i.e. I will not repent, change my purpose of judgment), מִן Psalm 38:10; Isaiah 40:27; from heat of sun Psalm 19:7 (i.e. it penetrates everywhere); from birds Job 28:21 (of place of wisdom); reciprocal אִישׁ מֵרֵעֵהוּ׳נִסּ Genesis 31:49 (J) when we are hidden each from the other (i.e. separated); absolute Numbers 5:13; Job 3:23 ( whose way is hid that Isaiah , from himself), Zephaniah 2:3 (i.e. escape ׳י's judgment); participle hidden, secret things, in General Deuteronomy 29:28; of sins Psalm 19:13.
Pi`el Imperative feminine singular סַתְּרִי Isaiah 16:3 carefully hide (i.e. shelter) the outcasts (Moab speaks to Zion).
Pu`al Participle feminine singular אַהֲבָה מְסֻתָּ֑רֶת Proverbs 27:5 love carefully concealed.
Hithpa`el Imperfect 3 feminine singular תִּסְתַּתָּ֑ר Isaiah 29:14; Participle מִסְתַּתֵּר 1 Samuel 23:19 3t.; — hide oneself carefully, of David's taking refuge with (עִם) Ziphites 1 Samuel 23:19 = Psalm 54:2 (title), in (בְּ) a hill 1 Samuel 26:1; ׳אֵל מ Isaiah 45:15 a God that completely hides himself.
Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular הִסְתִּיר Psalm 10:11; Psalm 22:25; 2 masculine singular הִסְתַּ֫רְתָּ Psalm 30:8; Isaiah 64:6; etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַסְתִּיר 1 Samuel 20:2, וַיַּסְתֵּר Exodus 3:6; Job 3:10, suffix יַסְתִּרֵ֫נִי Psalm 27:5, וַיַּסְתִּרֵם Jeremiah 36:26; 3 feminine singular suffix וַתַּסְתִּירֵ֫הוּ 2 Chronicles 22:11; 1 singular וָאַסְתִּר Ezekiel 39:23,24, etc.; Imperative masculine singular הַסְתֵּר Psalm 51:11; Infinitive absolute הַסְתֵּר Deuteronomy 31:18; Isaiah 57:17; construct הַסְתֵּר Proverbs 25:2 (see Kö i. 213and references; yet compare infinitive absolute אָכֹל Proverbs 25:27), לַסְתִּר Isaiah 29:15 (Ges§ 53 q); Participle מַסְתִּיר Isaiah 8:17; — conceal, hide:
1 a person from (מִמְּנֵי) enemy 2 Kings 11:2 2 Chronicles 22:11; subject ׳י, with מִן Psalm 64:3, absolute Jeremiah 36:26; hide anything from (מִן) one 1 Samuel 20:2, a thing, in General, Proverbs 25:2; anything (from ׳י; מִן in "" clause) Isaiah 29:15; in General = shelter a person Job 14:13, with בְּ local (subject ׳י) Psalm 17:8; Psalm 27:5; Psalm 31:21 (all metaphor); toil (עָמָל), מֵעֵינָ֑י Job 3:10; commands from, מִן person (subject ׳י) Psalm 119:19; hide one as arrow in quiver Isaiah 49:2.
2 especially hide the face:
a. literally, of Moses Exodus 3:6 (E), usually figurative:
b. subject ׳י with מִן i.e. be not observant of sin Psalm 51:11, absolute Psalm 10:11; more often
c.׳י hides his face from (מִן person), i.e. withdraws his favour, Micah 3:4; Isaiah 8:17; Isaiah 54:8; Isaiah 64:6; Deuteronomy 31:17; Deuteronomy 32:20; Jeremiah 33:5; Ezekiel 39:23,24,29; Psalm 13:2; Psalm 22:25; Psalm 27:9; Psalm 69:18; Psalm 88:15; Psalm 102:3; Psalm 143:7; absolute Deuteronomy 31:18; Job 13:24; Job 34:29; Psalm 30:8; compare Psalm 104:29; Psalm 44:25; מָּנִים omitted Isaiah 57:17; compare Isaiah 59:2 your sins have hidden (his) face from (מִן) you; of hiding one's face from (מִן) shame, i.e. avoiding it Isaiah 50:6 (of servant of ׳י).
I. [סְתַר] verb Pa`el hide (see Biblical Hebrew); — Passive participle feminine plural emphatic מְסַתְּרָתָא Daniel 2:22 the hidden things.
סָתַר to hide, once in Kal, Proverbs 22:3 כתיב, where the קרי has Niph., comp. Proverbs 27:12.
Niphal
(1) to be hidden, to lie hid. Job 3:23, “to a man אֲשֶׁר דַּרְכּוֹ נִסְתָּרָה to whom his way is hidden,” who does not know how to escape from calamities. Followed by מִן, καλύπτεσθαι ἀπό τινος (compare מִן No. 3, a), to lie hid from any one, Psalms 38:10; Isaiah 40:27. Genesis 31:49, “when we shall be hidden from one another,” when we shall be far from one another; followed by מֵעֵינָֽי Hosea 13:14, “repentance is hid from my eyes,” i.e. I am as it were ignorant of it; followed by מִפְּנֵי (Lat. occultari a conspectu alic. Plaut.), Deuteronomy 7:20 מִלִּפְנֵי Jeremiah 16:17 מִנֶּגֶד Amos 9:3. Part. נִסְתָּרוֹת hidden things, secrets, Deuteronomy 29:28 specially hidden sins, committed ignorantly, Psalms 19:13.
(2) to hide oneself, 1 Samuel 20:5, 19 1 Samuel 20:19 followed by מִן Psalms 55:13, and מִפְּנֵי Genesis 4:14.
Piel, to hide, Isaiah 16:3.
Pual, to be hidden, Proverbs 27:5.
Hiphil הִסְתִּיר to hide. Job 3:10, וַיַּסְתֵּר עָמָל מֵעֵינָיֽ “and (that) he did (not) hide calamity from my eyes,” did not turn it away from me, avert it.
(1) to cover over, especially the face, Exodus 3:6 followed by מִן from any one, Isaiah 53:3, כְּמַסְתֵּר פָּנִים מִמֶּנּוּ for מ׳ פ׳ מ׳ כַּאֲשֶׁר “as one from whom they hide the face,” i.e. from whom they turn their eyes as from something disgusting and abominable (מַסְתֵּר is in this place the part. formed in the Chaldee manner, for מַסְתִּיר, which is found in four copies; it is here impers. as if כְּמוֹ אֲשֶׁר מִמֶּנּוּ יַסְתִּירוּ פָנִים). Specially Jehovah is said to hide, or veil over his face
(a) when he does not regard human affairs, Psalms 10:11 followed by מִן Psalms 51:11, הַסְתֵּר פָּנֶיךָ מֵחֲטָאָי “hide thy face from my sins;” do not regard them, forgive them.
(b) when it denotes displeasure (opp. to הֵאִיר פָּנִיס) Psalms 30:8, 104:29 followed by מִן of pers. to hide the face (and turn away) from any one, Psalms 22:25, 27:9 88:15 102:3 119:19 Isaiah 54:8, 64:6, and so frequently; without פָּנִים Isaiah 57:17, אַכֵּהוּ הַסְתֵּר וְאֶקְצֹף “I smote them (the people) hiding my face, and being angry.”
(2) to conceal something from any one, followed by מִן of pers. 1 Samuel 20:2 followed by מִפְּנֵי 2 Kings 11:2.
(3) to guard, to defend, Psalms 31:21, 27:5 followed by מִן from any one, Psalms 64:3.
Hithpael הִסְתַּתֵּר to hide oneself, 1 Samuel 23:19, 26:1 Isaiah 29:14, 45:15.
Derived nouns, מִסְתּוֹר, מִסְתָּר, סֵתֶר, סִתְרָה, and the pr.n. סְתוּר, סִתְרִי.