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סָתַר verb hide, conceal (Late Hebrew
id., derived species;
סְתַר Pa. Ithpa., Syriac

Pe. Passive participle, chiefly Pa. Ithpa.,
id.; Arabic
veil, conceal, hide, Lane
1304; Ethiopic

(rare) Di
354); —
Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִסְתָּ֑ר Proverbs 27:12 +
Proverbs 22:3 Qr (Kt
וַיִּסָּתֵר);
2nd person masculine singular נִסְתַּ֫רְתָּ 1 Samuel 20:19;
1st person plural נִסְתָּ֑רְנוּ Isaiah 28:15, etc.;
Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִסָּתֵר Hosea 13:14 +;
1st person singular אֶסָּתֵר Genesis 4:14 +;
3rd person masculine plural יִסָּֽתְרוּ Amos 9:3;
1st person 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; —
2. be hid, concealed, especially figurative of escaping God's notice, with
מִפְּנֵי 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 is, 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. Imperative feminine singular
סַתְּרִי Isaiah 16:3 carefully hide (i.e.
shelter) the outcasts (Moab speaks to Zion).
Pu. Participle feminine singular
אַהֲבָה מְסֻתָּ֑רֶת Proverbs 27:5 love carefully concealed.
Hithp. Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular תִּסְתַּתָּ֑ר Isaiah 29:14;
Participle מִסְתַּתֵּר 1 Samuel 23:19 +
3 times; —
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. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הִסְתִּיר Psalm 10:11;
Psalm 22:25;
2nd person masculine singular הִסְתַּ֫רְתָּ Psalm 30:8;
Isaiah 64:6; etc.;
Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַסְתִּיר 1 Samuel 20:2,
וַיַּסְתֵּר Exodus 3:6;
Job 3:10, suffix
יַסְתִּרֵ֫נִי Psalm 27:5,
וַיַּסְתִּרֵם Jeremiah 36:26;
3rd person feminine singular suffix
וַתַּסְתִּירֵ֫הוּ 2 Chronicles 22:11;
1st person 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. 213 and references; yet compare infinitive absolute
אָכֹל Proverbs 25:27),
לַסְתִּר Isaiah 29:15 (Ges
§ 53q);
Participle מַסְתִּיר Isaiah 8:17; —
conceal, hide:
2. especially hide the face:
a. literally, of Moses
Exodus 3:6 (E), usually figurative:
See related Aramaic BDB entry
H5642.
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