BDB5723
סָתַר verb hide, conceal (Late Hebrew id., derived species; ᵑ7 סְתַר Pa`el, Ithpa`al, Syriac [untranscribed source text 3674] Pe`al Passive participle, chiefly Pa`el, Ithpa`al, id.; Arabic [untranscribed source text 3675] veil, conceal, hide, Lane1304; Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 3676] (rare) Di354); —
Niph`al
Perfect 3 masculine singular נִסְתָּ֑ר
Prov 27:12 +
Prov 22:3
Qr
(
Kt
וַיִּסָּתֵר); 2 masculine singular נִסְתַּ֫רְתָּ
1Sam 20:19 1
plural נִסְתָּ֑רְנוּ
Isa 28:15,
etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִסָּתֵר
Hos 13:14 +; 1
singular אֶסָּתֵר
Gen 4:14 +; 3
masculine plural יִסָּֽתְרוּ
Amos 9:3 1 plural
נִסָּתֵר
Gen 31:49, etc.;
Imperative masculine singular הִסָּתֵר
Jer 36:19
Infinitive construct
לְהִסָּ֫תֶר שָׁם
Job 34:22
Participle
נִסְתָּר
Ps 19:7 plural
נִסְתָּרִים
Deut 7:20 feminine
plural נִסְתָּרֹת
Deut 29:28,
וֺת- Ps 19:13 —
1.
hide oneself, with בְּ local, 1Sam 20:5; 1Sam 20:24; 1Kgs 17:3;
Jer 23:24
, so (figurative) Isa 28:15 with שָׁם
1Sam 20:19
; Job
34:22 absolute Jer 36:19; Prov 22:3; Prov 27:12; Prov 28:28; Ps 89:47 with מִפְּנֵי
person
Deut 7:20; Job 13:20, with מִן person Ps 55:13.
2.
be hid, concealed, especially figurative of escaping God's notice, with מִפְּנֵי
person
Gen 4:14 (
J
), מִלִּפְנֵי
Jer 16:17
, מִנֶּגֶד עֵינַי
Amos 9:3,
מֵעֵינַי
Isa 65:16
; Hos
13:14 (subject נֹחַם, i.e. I will not repent, change my purpose of judgment),
מִן
Ps 38:10
; Isa
40:27 from heat of sun Ps 19:7 (i.e. it penetrates everywhere); from birds Job 28:21 (of place of
wisdom); reciprocal אִישׁ מֵרֵעֵהוּ
׳
נִסּ
Gen 31:49
(
J
) when we are hidden each from the other (i.e. separated); absolute Num 5:13;
Job 3:23 (
whose way is hid that is, from himself), Zeph 2:3 (i.e. escape ׳
י's judgment); participle hidden, secret things, in general Deut 29:28
of sins Ps
19:13.
Pi`el
Imperative feminine singular סַתְּרִי
Isa 16:3
carefully hide (i.e. shelter) the outcasts (Moab speaks to Zion).
Pu`al
Participle feminine singular אַהֲבָה מְסֻתָּ֑רֶת
Prov 27:5
love carefully concealed.
Hithpa`el
Imperfect 3 feminine singular תִּסְתַּתָּ֑ר
Isa 29:14
Participle
מִסְתַּתֵּר
1Sam 23:19
+ 3 t.; — hide oneself carefully, of David's taking refuge with (עִם)
Ziphites 1Sam
23:19 = Ps
54:2 (title), in (בְּ) a hill 1Sam 26:1
׳
אֵל מ
Isa 45:15
a God that completely hides himself.
Hiph`il
Perfect 3 masculine singular הִסְתִּיר
Ps 10:11;
Ps 22:25 2
masculine singular הִסְתַּ֫רְתָּ
Ps 30:8; Isa 64:6 etc.;
Imperfect 3 masculine singular יַסְתִּיר
1Sam 20:2,
וַיַּסְתֵּר
Exod 3:6; Job 3:10,
suffix יַסְתִּרֵ֫נִי
Ps 27:5,
וַיַּסְתִּרֵם
Jer 36:26
3 feminine singular suffix וַתַּסְתִּירֵ֫הוּ
2Chr 22:11
1 singular וָאַסְתִּר
Ezek 39:23
; Ezek
39:24, etc.; Imperative masculine singular הַסְתֵּר
Ps 51:11
Infinitive absolute
הַסְתֵּר
Deut 31:18;
Isa 57:17
construct
הַסְתֵּר
Prov 25:2
(see Köi. 213 and references; yet compare infinitive absolute
אָכֹל Prov 25:27), לַסְתִּר
Isa 29:15
(Ges«GKC:53q»§ 53q); Participle
מַסְתִּיר
Isa 8:17 —
conceal, hide:
1. a person from (מִפְּנֵי) enemy 2Kgs 11:2 = 2Chr 22:11 subject ׳
י, with מִן
Ps 64:3,
absolute Jer
36:26
hide anything from (מִן) one 1Sam 20:2, a thing, in general, Prov 25:2
anything (from ׳
י; מִן in || clause) Isa 29:15 in general = shelter a
person Job 14:13
, with בְּ local (subject ׳
י)
Ps 17:8; Ps
27:5;
Ps 31:21 (all metaphor); toil (עָמָל), מֵעֵינָ֑י
Job 3:10
commands from, מִן person (subject ׳
י) Ps 119:19
hide one as arrow in quiver Isa 49:2.
2. especially hide the face:
a. literally, of Moses
Exod 3:6 (
E
), usually figurative:
b. subject ׳
י with מִן i.e. be not observant of sin Ps 51:11, absolute Ps 10:11
more often
c.
׳
י
hides his face from (מִן person), i.e. withdraws his favour, Mic 3:4; Isa 8:17;
Isa 54:8;
Isa 64:6;
Deut 31:17
;
Deut 32:20
;
Jer 33:5;
Ezek 39:23
; Ezek
39:24
;
Ezek
39:29;
Ps
13:2;
Ps 22:25;
Ps 27:9; Ps
69:18; Ps
88:15; Ps
102:3; Ps
143:7 absolute Deut 31:18; Job 13:24; Job 34:29;
Ps 30:8
compare
Ps 104:29
; Ps
44:25
פָּנִים omitted Isa 57:17 compare Isa 59:2 your sins have hidden
(his)
face from (מִן) you; of hiding one's face from (מִן
)
shame, i.e. avoiding it
Isa 50:6 (of servant of ׳
י).