Lexicon :: Strong's H6845 - ṣāp̄an

צָפַן

Transliteration

ṣāp̄an

Pronunciation

tsaw-fan'

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1953

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

צָפַן tsâphan, tsaw-fan'; a primitive root; to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk:—esteem, hide(-den one, self), lay up, lurk (be set) privily, (keep) secret(-ly, place).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x

The KJV translates Strong's H6845 in the following manner: hide (16x), lay up (7x), esteemed (1x), lurk (1x), hidden ones (1x), privily (1x), secret places (1x), secret (1x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to hide, treasure, treasure or store up
1. (Qal)
  1. to hide, treasure, treasure up
  2. to lie hidden, lurk
2. (Niphal) to be hidden, be stored up
3. (Hiphil) to hide, hide from discovery

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H6845: Abbreviations

† צָפַן verb hide, treasure up (Late Hebrew id.; Tel Amarna ṣapânu; set, of sun); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular צ׳ Proverbs 27:16: 2nd person masculine singular צָפַנְתָּ Job 10:13 +, etc.; Imperfect יִצְפֹּן Job 21:19 + Proverbs 2:7 Qr (Kt רצפן), suffix יִצְפְּנֵנִי Psalm 27:5, etc.; Participle active plural suffix צֹפְנֶיהָ Proverbs 27:16; passive צָפוֺן Proverbs 13:22 +, Psalm 17:14 Kt; feminine צְפוּנָךְ Hosea 13:12, etc.; —

1. transitive hide, with accusative of person Exodus 2:2 (E), Joshua 2:4 (JE), of hiding a quarrelsome woman, like hiding wind Proverbs 27:16 (twice in verse) (si vera lectio; compare Toy); of י׳'s hiding his servants (from evil) Psalm 27:5; Psalm 31:21: = treasure up a thing, Proverbs 10:14, + אִתְּךָ with thyself, in thine own keeping Proverbs 2:1 = Proverbs 7:1, in (ב) the heart Job 10:13 (subject י׳; of secret purposes), Psalm 119:11, compare Job 23:12; + ל person Proverbs 13:22; Songs 7:14 [Songs 7:13], subject י׳ Job 21:19 reserve penalty; blessings Psalm 31:20; Proverbs 2:7 + מִן Job 17:4 thou [God] hast treasured up their heart away from understanding, kept it therefrom; passive, of sin Hosea 13:12 (absolute; || צָרוּר); read possibly צָפוּן for צָפוּ Job 15:22 treasured up for (אֱלֵי) the sword (see I. H6822 צפה); צָפוּן = treasured, cherished place (i.e. Jerusalem) Ezekiel 7:22; = treasure Psalm 17:14 Qr (Kt צפינך, see H6840 צפין), Job 20:26 (on dubious text see Bu); plural of י׳'s treasured ones, his saints Psalm 83:4.

2. intransitive lie hid, lurk, absolute Psalm 56:7, with ל person Proverbs 1:11, 18 and (of eyes of wicked) Psalm 10:8.

Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִצְפַּן Jeremiah 16:17 be hidden from before (מִנֶּנֶד) י׳'s eyes (|| נִסְתְּרוּ); 3rd person plural נִצְפְּנוּ Job 24:1 + מִשַׁדַּי stored up on the part of shadday; stored up for (ל) one Job 15:20.
Hiph. hide, = Qal: Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular suffix תַּצְפִּנֵנִי Job 14:18, with ב location; 3rd person masculine plural יצפינו Psalm 56:7 Kt (but < Qr see Qal); Infinitive construct suffix הַצְּפִינוֺ (Ges^{§ 20 h}) Exodus 2:3 to hide him.

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