סָתַר

Strong’s Definition

to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

be absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, [idiom] surely.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to hide, conceal
• 2.(niphal)
• 3.(piel) to hide carefully
• 4.(pual) to be hidden carefully, be concealed
• 5.(hiphil) to conceal, hide
• 6.(hithpael) to hide oneself carefully

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: çâthar; Pronunciation: saw-thar'