The meaning of “סָתַר”
Understanding çâthar reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
be absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, [idiom] surely. - to hide (by covering), literally or figura...
סָתַר
be absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, [idiom] surely. - to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively 1) to hide, conceal 1a) (Niphal) 1a1) to hide oneself 1a2) to be hidden, be concealed 1b) (Piel) to hide carefully 1c) (Pual) to be hidden carefully, be concealed 1d) (Hiphil) to conceal, hide 1e) (Hithpael) to hide oneself carefully
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 31:49 | “And Mizpah; for he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.” Word: סָתַר (çâthar) | |
| Deuteronomy 31:17 | “Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?” Word: סָתַר (çâthar) | |
| 2 Kings 11:2 | “But Jehosheba, the daughter of king Joram, sister of Ahaziah, took Joash the son of Ahaziah, and stole him from among the king’s sons which were slain; and they hid him, even him and his nurse, in the bedchamber from Athaliah, so that he was not slain.” Word: סָתַר (çâthar) | |
| Psalms 44:24 | “Wherefore hidest thou thy face, and forgettest our affliction and our oppression?” Word: סָתַר (çâthar) | |
| Jeremiah 33:5 | “They come to fight with the Chaldeans, but it is to fill them with the dead bodies of men, whom I have slain in mine anger and in my fury, and for all whose wickedness I have hid my face from this city.” Word: סָתַר (çâthar) |
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