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Lexicon :: Strong's H5643 - sēṯer

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סֵתֶר
Transliteration
sēṯer
Pronunciation
say'-ther
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Part of Speech
feminine noun, masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1551a,1551b

Strong’s Definitions

סֵתֶר çêther, say'-ther; or (feminine) סִתְרָה çithrâh; (Deuteronomy 32:38), from H5641; a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense):—backbiting, covering, covert, × disguise(-th), hiding place, privily, protection, secret(-ly, place).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x

The KJV translates Strong's H5643 in the following manner: secret (12x), secretly (9x), covert (5x), secret place (3x), hiding place (2x), backbiting (1x), covering (1x), disguiseth (1x), privily (1x), protection (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 36x
The KJV translates Strong's H5643 in the following manner: secret (12x), secretly (9x), covert (5x), secret place (3x), hiding place (2x), backbiting (1x), covering (1x), disguiseth (1x), privily (1x), protection (1x).
masculine noun

  1. covering, shelter, hiding place, secrecy

    1. covering, cover

    2. hiding place, shelter, secret place

    3. secrecy

      1. secrecy (of tongue being slanderous)

        feminine noun

  2. shelter, protection

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
סֵתֶר çêther, say'-ther; or (feminine) סִתְרָה çithrâh; (Deuteronomy 32:38), from H5641; a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense):—backbiting, covering, covert, × disguise(-th), hiding place, privily, protection, secret(-ly, place).
STRONGS H5643: Abbreviations
† סֵ֫תֶר noun [masculine] covering, hiding-place, secrecy; — absolute ס׳ Judges 3:19 +, ס֑תֶר 2 Samuel 12:12; Proverbs 25:23, סֶ֑תֶר Psalm 139:15; construct סֵ֫תֶר 1 Samuel 25:20 +; suffix סִתְרוֺ Psalm 18:12 (insert also || 2 Samuel 22:12 Greek Version of the LXX Syriac Version Th Bu HPS), סִתְרִי Psalm 119:114; plural סְתָרִים Proverbs 9:17; —
1. covering, cover, הָהָר בְּס׳ 1 Samuel 25:20 under cover of the mountain, concealed by it; of clouds as covering for י׳ (shutting out his view) Job 22:14, of darkness (i.e. dark clouds) as י׳'s hiding-place (in theoph.) Psalm 18:12 (= 2 Samuel 22:12 see above), so רַ֑עַם ס׳ 2Sam 81:8 hiding-place of thunder; of adulterer פָּנִים ס׳יָשִׂים Job 24:15 i.e. disguiseth himself.
2.
a. hidng-place, 1 Samuel 19:2; Isaiah 28:17 הַמַּדְרֵגָה ס׳ Songs 2:14 (in figurative; || חַגְוֵי הַסֶּלַע), of hippopotamus Job 40:21; figurative of Israel as shelter to Moab with מִפְּנֵי Isaiah 16:6, of ideal Israelite, as זֶרֶם ס׳ Isaiah 32:2, especially of י׳ as shelter: אָהֳלוֺ ס׳ Psalm 27:5, פָּנֶיךָ ס׳ Psalm 31:21, כְּנָפֶיךָ ס׳ Psalm 61:5, עֶלְיוֺן ס׳ Psalm 91:1, לִי אַתָּה ס׳ Psalm 32:7; compare Psalm 119:114.
b. secret place, of womb Psalm 139:15 (|| תַּחְתִּיּוֺת אָ֑רֶץ).
3. secrecy: דְּבַרסֿ׳ Judges 3:19 a matter of secrecy, secret matter; plural abstract intensive לֶחֶם סְתָרִים Proverbs 9:17 bread of utter secrecy (i.e. gained stealthily, || מַיִם גְּנוּבִים); לְשֹׁן סָ֑תֶר Proverbs 25:23 tongue of secrecy, i.e. slanderous; elsewhere בַּסּ׳ in secrecy, secretly Deuteronomy 13:7; Deuteronomy 27:15, 24; Deuteronomy 28:57; 2 Samuel 12:12; Jeremiah 37:17; Jeremiah 38:16; Jeremiah 40:15; Isaiah 45:19; Isaiah 48:16; Job 13:10; Job 31:27; Proverbs 21:14; Psalm 101:5.

סִתְרָה noun feminine shelter, protection, יְהִי עֲלֵיכֶם ס׳ Deuteronomy 32:38 (read perhaps יהיו, compare Dr) let them (the strange gods) be over you as a shelter.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

13:7; 27:15; 27:24; 28:57; 32:38

Judges

3:19; 3:19

1 Samuel

19:2; 25:20; 25:20

2 Samuel

12:12; 12:12; 22:12; 22:12

Job

13:10; 22:14; 24:15; 31:27; 40:21

Psalms

18:12; 18:12; 27:5; 31:21; 32:7; 61:5; 91:1; 101:5; 119:114; 119:114; 139:15; 139:15

Proverbs

9:17; 9:17; 21:14; 25:23; 25:23

Song of Songs

2:14

Isaiah

16:6; 28:17; 32:2; 45:19; 48:16

Jeremiah

37:17; 38:16; 40:15

H5643

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Strong's Number H5643 matches the Hebrew סֵתֶר (sēṯer),
which occurs 36 times in 36 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 13:6 - “If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or your daughter or the wife you embrace[fn] or your friend who is as your own soul entices you secretly, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods,’ which neither you nor your fathers have known,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:15 - “‘Cursed be the man who makes a carved or cast metal image, an abomination to the LORD, a thing made by the hands of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ And all the people shall answer and say, ‘Amen.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 27:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 27:24 - “‘Cursed be anyone who strikes down his neighbor in secret.’ And all the people shall say, ‘Amen.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:57

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:57 - her afterbirth that comes out from between her feet and her children whom she bears, because lacking everything she will eat them secretly, in the siege and in the distress with which your enemy shall distress you in your towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:38

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:38 - who ate the fat of their sacrifices
and drank the wine of their drink offering?
Let them rise up and help you;
let them be your protection!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 3:19 - But he himself turned back at the idols near Gilgal and said, “I have a secret message for you, O king.” And he commanded, “Silence.” And all his attendants went out from his presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 19:2

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 19:2 - And Jonathan told David, “Saul my father seeks to kill you. Therefore be on your guard in the morning. Stay in a secret place and hide yourself.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 25:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:20 - And as she rode on the donkey and came down under cover of the mountain, behold, David and his men came down toward her, and she met them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 12:12

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 12:12 - For you did it secretly, but I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:10 - He will surely rebuke you
if in secret you show partiality.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 22:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:14 - Thick clouds veil him, so that he does not see,
and he walks on the vault of heaven.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:15 - The eye of the adulterer also waits for the twilight,
saying, ‘No eye will see me’;
and he veils his face.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 31:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 31:27 - and my heart has been secretly enticed,
and my mouth has kissed my hand,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:21 - Under the lotus plants he lies,
in the shelter of the reeds and in the marsh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:11 - He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him,
thick clouds dark with water.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:5 - For he will hide me in his shelter
in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover of his tent;
he will lift me high upon a rock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:20 - In the cover of your presence you hide them
from the plots of men;
you store them in your shelter
from the strife of tongues.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 32:7 - You are a hiding place for me;
you preserve me from trouble;
you surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 61:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 61:4 - Let me dwell in your tent forever!
Let me take refuge under the shelter of your wings! Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 81:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:7 - In distress you called, and I delivered you;
I answered you in the secret place of thunder;
I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 91:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 91:1 - He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 101:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:5 - Whoever slanders his neighbor secretly
I will destroy.
Whoever has a haughty look and an arrogant heart
I will not endure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:114

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:114 - You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in your word.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 139:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:15 - My frame was not hidden from you,
when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:17 - “Stolen water is sweet,
and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:14 - A gift in secret averts anger,
and a concealed bribe,[fn] strong wrath.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 25:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:23 - The north wind brings forth rain,
and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 2:14 - O my dove, in the clefts of the rock,
in the crannies of the cliff,
let me see your face,
let me hear your voice,
for your voice is sweet,
and your face is lovely.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 16:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 16:4 - let the outcasts of Moab
sojourn among you;
be a shelter to them[fn]
from the destroyer.
When the oppressor is no more,
and destruction has ceased,
and he who tramples underfoot has vanished from the land,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:17

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:17 - And I will make justice the line,
and righteousness the plumb line;
and hail will sweep away the refuge of lies,
and waters will overwhelm the shelter.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 32:2 - Each will be like a hiding place from the wind,
a shelter from the storm,
like streams of water in a dry place,
like the shade of a great rock in a weary land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 45:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 45:19 - I did not speak in secret,
in a land of darkness;
I did not say to the offspring of Jacob,
‘Seek me in vain.’[fn]
I the LORD speak the truth;
I declare what is right.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 48:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 48:16 - Draw near to me, hear this:
from the beginning I have not spoken in secret,
from the time it came to be I have been there.”
And now the Lord GOD has sent me, and his Spirit.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 37:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 37:17 - King Zedekiah sent for him and received him. The king questioned him secretly in his house and said, “Is there any word from the LORD?” Jeremiah said, “There is.” Then he said, “You shall be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 38:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 38:16 - Then King Zedekiah swore secretly to Jeremiah, “As the LORD lives, who made our souls, I will not put you to death or deliver you into the hand of these men who seek your life.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 40:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:15 - Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke secretly to Gedaliah at Mizpah, “Please let me go and strike down Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no one will know it. Why should he take your life, so that all the Judeans who are gathered about you would be scattered, and the remnant of Judah would perish?”
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