Hebrew · H5641, G2927 · unreviewed

מְכֻסֶּה אַהֲבָה

To hide (by covering), literally or figuratively · hidden

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סָתַר H5641 to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively

Pronunciation sāṯar

Hide through active covering; ranges from physical concealment to divine withdrawal or moral secrecy.

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κρυπτός G2927 hidden

Pronunciation kryptós

Hidden from human perception or knowledge, particularly interior thoughts and motives known only to God.

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What does מְכֻסֶּה אַהֲבָה (mekusseh ahavah) mean in the Bible?

סָתַר · κρυπτός is a Hebrew word meaning "love that remains concealed or inactive".

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Meaning

love that remains concealed or inactive

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 26×

Imperfect Job 13:24 · Ps 13:2 · Ps 44:25 · Ps 88:15 · Ps 104:29 · Deut 31:18 · Ezek 39:29 · 1Sam 20:2 8×

Perfect Isa 50:6 · Isa 54:8 · Jer 33:5 · Isa 64:6 · Ps 30:8 · Ps 10:11 · Ps 22:25 · Isa 59:2 8×

Jussive Ps 27:9 · Ps 69:18 · Ps 102:3 · Ps 119:19 · Ps 143:7 5×

Infinitive absolute Deut 31:18 · Isa 57:17 2×

Sequential imperfect Prov 25:2 · Ps 51:11 2×

Cohortative Deut 32:20 1×

Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 5×

Participle active 1Sam 23:19 · 1Sam 26:1 · Isa 45:15 · Ps 54:2 4×

Imperfect Isa 29:14 1×

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 20×

Perfect Isa 40:27 · Job 3:23 · Job 28:21 · Ps 38:10 · Isa 65:16 · Jer 16:17 · 1Sam 20:19 · Isa 28:15 · Prov 27:12 9×

Imperfect Hos 13:14 · Jer 23:24 · Prov 28:28 · Gen 4:14 · Job 13:20 · Amos 9:3 · Gen 31:49 · Ps 89:47 · Zeph 2:3 9×

Sequential imperfect Jer 36:19 1×

Participle passive Ps 19:7 1×

Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 1×

Sequential imperfect Isa 16:3 1×

Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×

Participle passive Prov 27:5 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 53 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Imperfect 23 Perfect 17 Participle 4 Imperative 4 Infinitive absolute 2 Participle passive 2 Cohortative 1

Stem

Hiphil 26 Niphal 20 Hithpael 5 Piel 1 Pual 1

Mood

Indicative 17 Indicative/jussive 13 Indicative/cohortative 5 Jussive 5 Imperative 4

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

1 Corinthians 14 — Pursue Love, Desire Gifts, and Let All Things Be Done for Edification and Order John 18 — The Arrested King: Betrayal, Sovereign Surrender, Denial, Trial, and the Kingdom Not of This World Mark 4 — The Mystery of the Kingdom: Hearing, Fruitfulness, and the Lord over the Storm Matthew 6 — Hidden Righteousness, the Father’s Reward, and Seeking First the Kingdom Romans 2 — God’s Righteous Judgment and the Exposure of Religious Presumption

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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