5641. sathar
Strong's Lexicon
sathar: To hide, conceal, cover

Original Word: סָתַר
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: sathar
Pronunciation: sah-thar'
Phonetic Spelling: (saw-thar')
Definition: To hide, conceal, cover
Meaning: to hide

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2928 (krupto): To hide, conceal

- G613 (apokrupto): To hide away, conceal

Usage: The Hebrew verb "sathar" primarily means to hide or conceal. It is used in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, often referring to the act of hiding oneself, concealing something, or being hidden by God. The term can imply physical hiding, as well as metaphorical or spiritual concealment, such as God hiding His face or protection under His wings.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of hiding or concealment carried significant weight, both in terms of physical safety and spiritual relationship with God. The act of hiding could be for protection from enemies or as a form of divine judgment when God "hides His face" from His people due to their disobedience. Conversely, God's concealment can also signify His protective care, as seen in the imagery of being hidden under His wings.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to hide, conceal
NASB Translation
absent (1), conceal (3), concealed (4), cover (1), hid (11), hidden (16), hide (33), hides (4), hiding (3), placed (1), secret things (1), surely hide (1), undetected (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
סָתַר verb hide, conceal (Late Hebrew id., derived species; ᵑ7 סְתַר Pa`el, Ithpa`al, Syriac Pe`al Passive participle, chiefly Pa`el, Ithpa`al, id.; Arabic veil, conceal, hide, Lane1304; Ethiopic (rare) Di354); —

Niph`al Perfect3masculine singular נִסְתָּ֑ר Proverbs 27:12 + Proverbs 22:3 Qr (Kt וַיִּסָּתֵר); 2 masculine singular נִסְתַּ֫רְתָּ 1 Samuel 20:19; 1plural נִסְתָּ֑רְנוּ Isaiah 28:15, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יִסָּתֵר Hosea 13:14 +; 1 singular אֶסָּתֵר Genesis 4:14 +; 3 masculine plural יִסָּֽתְרוּ Amos 9:3; 1plural 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 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`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 Imperfect3feminine 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 Perfect3masculine singular הִסְתִּיר Psalm 10:11; Psalm 22:25; 2masculine singular הִסְתַּ֫רְתָּ Psalm 30:8; Isaiah 64:6; etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יַסְתִּיר 1 Samuel 20:2, וַיַּסְתֵּר Exodus 3:6; Job 3:10, suffix יַסְתִּרֵ֫נִי Psalm 27:5, וַיַּסְתִּרֵם Jeremiah 36:26; 3feminine singular suffix וַתַּסְתִּירֵ֫הוּ2Chronicles 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 Köi. 213 and references; yet compare infinitive absolute אָכֹל Proverbs 25:27), לַסְתִּר Isaiah 29:15 (Ges§ 53q); Participle מַסְתִּיר Isaiah 8:17; — conceal, hide:

1 a person from (מִמְּנֵי) enemy 2 Kings 11:2 2Chronicles 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.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
be absent, keep close, conceal, hide self, keep secret, surely

A primitive root; to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively -- be absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, X surely.

Forms and Transliterations
אֶסָּתֵ֑ר אֶסָּתֵֽר׃ אַסְתִּ֤יר אַסְתִּ֤ירָה אַסְתִּ֥יר אסתיר אסתירה אסתר אסתר׃ הִסְתִּ֣יר הִסְתִּ֥יר הִסְתִּ֧ירוּ הִסְתִּירָֽנִי׃ הִסְתַּ֔רְתִּי הִסְתַּ֤רְתִּי הִסְתַּ֤רְתָּ הִסְתַּ֥רְתָּ הִסְתַּ֨רְתִּי הִסָּתֵ֖ר הַ֨נִּסְתָּרֹ֔ת הַמַּסְתִּ֥יר הַסְתֵּ֣ר המסתיר הנסתרת הסתיר הסתירו הסתירני׃ הסתר הסתרת הסתרתי וְאֶסָּתֵ֥ר וְהִסְתַּרְתִּ֨י וְהַנִּסְתָּרִ֖ים וְיַסְתֵּ֣ר וְיַסְתֵּ֨ר וְנִסְתְּרָ֖ה וְנִסְתַּרְתִּ֣י וְנִסְתַּרְתָּ֙ וְנִסְתָּ֑ר וַיִּסָּתֵ֥ר וַיַּסְתִּ֧רוּ וַיַּסְתִּרֵ֖ם וַיַּסְתֵּ֤ר וַיַּסְתֵּ֥ר וַתַּסְתִּירֵ֡הוּ וָאַסְתִּ֥ר ואסתר והנסתרים והסתרתי ויסתר ויסתרו ויסתרם ונסתר ונסתרה ונסתרת ונסתרתי ותסתירהו יִסָּ֨תְר֜וּ יִסָּתֵ֣ר יִסָּתֵ֥ר יִסָּתֵ֨ר יַ֭סְתִּרֵנִי יַסְתִּ֨יר יסתיר יסתר יסתרו יסתרני לְהִסָּ֥תֶר לַסְתִּ֣ר להסתר לסתר מְסֻתָּֽרֶת׃ מִֽנִּסְתָּר֥וֹת מִסְתַּתֵּ֑ר מִסְתַּתֵּ֥ר מִסְתַּתֵּ֨ר מִסְתַּתֵּר֙ מנסתרות מסתרת׃ מסתתר נִ֝סְתָּ֗ר נִסְתְּר֖וּ נִסְתְּרָ֤ה נִסְתַּ֥רְתָּ נִסְתָּ֑ר נִסְתָּ֑רָה נִסְתָּֽרְנוּ׃ נִסְתָּֽרָה׃ נִסָּתֵ֖ר נסתר נסתרה נסתרה׃ נסתרו נסתרנו׃ נסתרת סַתְּרִי֙ סתרי תִּסְתַּתָּֽר׃ תִּסָּ֣תְר֔וּ תִּסָּתֵ֣ר תַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִי תַּסְתִּ֖יר תַּסְתִּ֥יר תַּסְתִּירֵ֤ם ׀ תַּסְתִּירֵֽנִי׃ תַּסְתֵּ֣ר תַּסְתֵּ֥ר תַּסְתֵּ֬ר תַסְתִּ֑יר תסתיר תסתירם תסתירני תסתירני׃ תסתר תסתרו תסתתר׃ ’as·tî·rāh ’as·tîr ’astîr ’astîrāh ’es·sā·ṯêr ’essāṯêr asTir asTirah essaTer ham·mas·tîr hammasTir hammastîr han·nis·tā·rōṯ hannistaRot hannistārōṯ has·têr hasTer hastêr his·sā·ṯêr his·tar·tā his·tar·tî his·tî·rā·nî his·tî·rū his·tîr hissaTer hissāṯêr hisTarta histartā hisTarti histartî hisTir histîr histiRani histîrānî hisTiru histîrū las·tir lastir lə·his·sā·ṯer lehisSater ləhissāṯer mə·sut·tā·reṯ mesutTaret məsuttāreṯ min·nis·tā·rō·wṯ minnistaRot minnistārōwṯ mis·tat·têr mistatTer mistattêr nis·sā·ṯêr nis·tā·rāh nis·tā·rə·nū nis·tār nis·tar·tā nis·tə·rāh nis·tə·rū nissaTer nissāṯêr nisTar nistār nisTarah nistārāh nisTarenu nistārənū nisTarta nistartā nisteRah nistərāh nisteRu nistərū sat·tə·rî satteRi sattərî tas·têr tas·tî·rê·nî tas·tî·rêm tas·tîr ṯas·tîr tasTer tastêr tasTir tastîr ṯastîr tastiRem tastîrêm Tastireni tastîrênî tis·sā·ṯə·rū tis·sā·ṯêr tis·tat·tār tissaTer tissāṯêr tisSateRu tissāṯərū tistatTar tistattār vaasTir vaiyasTer vaiyastiRem vaiyasTiru vaiyissaTer vattastiRehu veessaTer vehannistaRim vehistarTi venisTar venistarTa venistarTi venisteRah veyasTer wā’astir wā·’as·tir wat·tas·tî·rê·hū wattastîrêhū way·yas·têr way·yas·ti·rêm way·yas·ti·rū way·yis·sā·ṯêr wayyastêr wayyastirêm wayyastirū wayyissāṯêr wə’essāṯêr wə·’es·sā·ṯêr wə·han·nis·tā·rîm wə·his·tar·tî wə·nis·tār wə·nis·tar·tā wə·nis·tar·tî wə·nis·tə·rāh wə·yas·têr wəhannistārîm wəhistartî wənistār wənistartā wənistartî wənistərāh wəyastêr yas·ti·rê·nî yas·tîr yasTir yastîr Yastireni yastirênî yis·sā·ṯə·rū yis·sā·ṯêr yissaTer yissāṯêr yisSateRu yissāṯərū
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Genesis 4:14
HEB: הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה וּמִפָּנֶ֖יךָ אֶסָּתֵ֑ר וְהָיִ֜יתִי נָ֤ע
NAS: and from Your face I will be hidden, and I will be a vagrant
KJV: thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive
INT: of the ground your face will be hidden to pass vagrant

Genesis 31:49
HEB: וּבֵינֶ֑ךָ כִּ֥י נִסָּתֵ֖ר אִ֥ישׁ מֵרֵעֵֽהוּ׃
NAS: you and me when we are absent one
KJV: watch between me and thee, when we are absent one
INT: between when are absent from the other

Exodus 3:6
HEB: וֵאלֹהֵ֣י יַעֲקֹ֑ב וַיַּסְתֵּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ פָּנָ֔יו
NAS: Then Moses hid his face,
KJV: And Moses hid his face;
INT: and the God of Jacob hid Moses his face

Numbers 5:13
HEB: מֵעֵינֵ֣י אִישָׁ֔הּ וְנִסְתְּרָ֖ה וְהִ֣יא נִטְמָ֑אָה
NAS: of her husband and she is undetected, although she has defiled
KJV: of her husband, and be kept close, and she be defiled,
INT: the eyes of her husband is undetected herself has defiled

Deuteronomy 7:20
HEB: אֲבֹ֗ד הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֛ים וְהַנִּסְתָּרִ֖ים מִפָּנֶֽיךָ׃
NAS: those who are left and hide themselves from you perish.
KJV: among them, until they that are left, and hide themselves from
INT: perish are left and hide from

Deuteronomy 29:29
HEB: הַ֨נִּסְתָּרֹ֔ת לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ
NAS: The secret things belong to the LORD
KJV: The secret [things belong] unto the LORD
INT: the secret to the LORD our God

Deuteronomy 31:17
HEB: הַ֠הוּא וַעֲזַבְתִּ֞ים וְהִסְתַּרְתִּ֨י פָנַ֤י מֵהֶם֙
NAS: and I will forsake them and hide My face
KJV: and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face
INT: and I will forsake and hide my face like

Deuteronomy 31:18
HEB: וְאָנֹכִ֗י הַסְתֵּ֨ר אַסְתִּ֤יר פָּנַי֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם
NAS: But I will surely hide My face
KJV: And I will surely hide my face
INT: I closed up will surely my face day

Deuteronomy 32:20
HEB: וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אַסְתִּ֤ירָה פָנַי֙ מֵהֶ֔ם
NAS: Then He said, 'I will hide My face
KJV: And he said, I will hide my face
INT: said will hide my face like

1 Samuel 20:2
HEB: אָזְנִ֑י וּמַדּוּעַ֩ יַסְתִּ֨יר אָבִ֥י מִמֶּ֛נִּי
NAS: should my father hide this
KJV: it me: and why should my father hide this thing
INT: So why hide my father at

1 Samuel 20:5
HEB: לֶאֱכ֑וֹל וְשִׁלַּחְתַּ֙נִי֙ וְנִסְתַּרְתִּ֣י בַשָּׂדֶ֔ה עַ֖ד
NAS: But let me go, that I may hide myself in the field
KJV: but let me go, that I may hide myself in the field
INT: to eat let may hide the field until

1 Samuel 20:19
HEB: הַמָּק֔וֹם אֲשֶׁר־ נִסְתַּ֥רְתָּ שָּׁ֖ם בְּי֣וֹם
NAS: where you hid yourself on that eventful
KJV: to the place where thou didst hide thyself when
INT: the place you hid in it day

1 Samuel 20:24
HEB: וַיִּסָּתֵ֥ר דָּוִ֖ד בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה
NAS: So David hid in the field;
KJV: So David hid himself in the field:
INT: hid David the field

1 Samuel 23:19
HEB: הֲל֣וֹא דָ֠וִד מִסְתַּתֵּ֨ר עִמָּ֤נוּ בַמְּצָדוֹת֙
NAS: Is David not hiding with us in the strongholds
KJV: Doth not David hide himself with us in strong holds
INT: not is David hiding in the strongholds

1 Samuel 26:1
HEB: הֲל֨וֹא דָוִ֤ד מִסְתַּתֵּר֙ בְּגִבְעַ֣ת הַחֲכִילָ֔ה
NAS: Is not David hiding on the hill
KJV: Doth not David hide himself in the hill
INT: is not David hiding the hill of Hachilah

1 Kings 17:3
HEB: לְּךָ֖ קֵ֑דְמָה וְנִסְתַּרְתָּ֙ בְּנַ֣חַל כְּרִ֔ית
NAS: eastward, and hide yourself by the brook
KJV: thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook
INT: and turn eastward and hide the brook Cherith

2 Kings 11:2
HEB: בַּחֲדַ֣ר הַמִּטּ֑וֹת וַיַּסְתִּ֧רוּ אֹת֛וֹ מִפְּנֵ֥י
NAS: to death, and placed him and his nurse
KJV: [which were] slain; and they hid him, [even] him and his nurse,
INT: chamber bed and placed from Athaliah

2 Chronicles 22:11
HEB: בַּחֲדַ֣ר הַמִּטּ֑וֹת וַתַּסְתִּירֵ֡הוּ יְהוֹשַׁבְעַ֣ת בַּת־
NAS: of Ahaziah), hid him from Athaliah
KJV: of Ahaziah,) hid him from
INT: chamber bed be absent Jehoshabeath the daughter

Job 3:10
HEB: דַּלְתֵ֣י בִטְנִ֑י וַיַּסְתֵּ֥ר עָ֝מָ֗ל מֵעֵינָֽי׃
NAS: of my [mother's] womb, Or hide trouble
KJV: of my [mother's] womb, nor hid sorrow
INT: the opening of my womb hide trouble my eyes

Job 3:23
HEB: אֲשֶׁר־ דַּרְכּ֣וֹ נִסְתָּ֑רָה וַיָּ֖סֶךְ אֱל֣וֹהַּ
NAS: way is hidden, And whom God
KJV: whose way is hid, and whom God
INT: whose way is hidden in God

Job 13:20
HEB: מִ֝פָּנֶ֗יךָ לֹ֣א אֶסָּתֵֽר׃
NAS: to me, Then I will not hide from Your face:
KJV: not two [things] unto me: then will I not hide myself from thee.
INT: your face I will not hide

Job 13:24
HEB: לָֽמָּה־ פָנֶ֥יךָ תַסְתִּ֑יר וְתַחְשְׁבֵ֖נִי לְאוֹיֵ֣ב
NAS: Why do You hide Your face
KJV: Wherefore hidest thou thy face,
INT: Why your face hide and consider enemy

Job 14:13
HEB: בִּשְׁא֬וֹל תַּצְפִּנֵ֗נִי תַּ֭סְתִּירֵנִי עַד־ שׁ֣וּב
NAS: me in Sheol, That You would conceal me until
KJV: me in the grave, that thou wouldest keep me secret, until thy wrath
INT: Sheol hide conceal until returns

Job 28:21
HEB: וּמֵע֖וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם נִסְתָּֽרָה׃
NAS: living And concealed from the birds
KJV: of all living, and kept close from the fowls
INT: the birds of the sky and concealed

Job 34:22
HEB: וְאֵ֣ין צַלְמָ֑וֶת לְהִסָּ֥תֶר שָׁ֝֗ם פֹּ֣עֲלֵי
NAS: of iniquity may hide themselves.
KJV: of iniquity may hide themselves.
INT: is no deep may hide Where the workers

80 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5641
80 Occurrences


’as·tîr — 2 Occ.
’as·tî·rāh — 1 Occ.
’es·sā·ṯêr — 2 Occ.
ham·mas·tîr — 1 Occ.
han·nis·tā·rōṯ — 1 Occ.
has·têr — 3 Occ.
his·sā·ṯêr — 1 Occ.
his·tar·tā — 2 Occ.
his·tar·tî — 3 Occ.
his·tîr — 2 Occ.
his·tî·rā·nî — 1 Occ.
his·tî·rū — 1 Occ.
las·tir — 1 Occ.
lə·his·sā·ṯer — 1 Occ.
mə·sut·tā·reṯ — 1 Occ.
min·nis·tā·rō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
mis·tat·têr — 4 Occ.
nis·sā·ṯêr — 1 Occ.
nis·tār — 2 Occ.
nis·tā·rāh — 3 Occ.
nis·tā·rə·nū — 1 Occ.
nis·tar·tā — 1 Occ.
nis·tə·rāh — 1 Occ.
nis·tə·rū — 2 Occ.
sat·tə·rî — 1 Occ.
tas·têr — 5 Occ.
ṯas·tîr — 5 Occ.
tas·tî·rêm — 1 Occ.
tas·tî·rê·nî — 3 Occ.
tis·sā·ṯêr — 1 Occ.
tis·sā·ṯə·rū — 1 Occ.
tis·tat·tār — 1 Occ.
wā·’as·tir — 2 Occ.
way·yas·têr — 2 Occ.
way·yas·ti·rêm — 1 Occ.
way·yas·ti·rū — 1 Occ.
way·yis·sā·ṯêr — 1 Occ.
wat·tas·tî·rê·hū — 1 Occ.
wə·’es·sā·ṯêr — 1 Occ.
wə·han·nis·tā·rîm — 1 Occ.
wə·his·tar·tî — 1 Occ.
wə·nis·tār — 1 Occ.
wə·nis·tar·tā — 1 Occ.
wə·nis·tar·tî — 1 Occ.
wə·nis·tə·rāh — 1 Occ.
wə·yas·têr — 2 Occ.
yas·tîr — 1 Occ.
yas·ti·rê·nî — 1 Occ.
yis·sā·ṯêr — 3 Occ.
yis·sā·ṯə·rū — 1 Occ.
















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