Hebrew · H5641, H6440

סָתַר

To hide (by covering), literally or figuratively · the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition ( before , etc.)

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סָתַרH5641to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively

Pronunciationsāṯar

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

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פָּנִיםH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition ( before , etc.)

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What does סָתַר (yaster panav) mean in the Bible?

סָתַר · פָּנִים: God's turning away His face signals covenant breach; hiding conveys divine withdrawal and judgment

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What does סָתַר · פָּנִים mean in the Bible?

סָתַר · פָּנִים: God's turning away His face signals covenant breach; hiding conveys divine withdrawal and judgment

How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5641, H6440?

H5641, H6440 is connected to 2,209 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.

Evidence Summary

Covenant

Hebrew phrase. God's turning away His face signals covenant breach; hiding conveys divine withdrawal and judgment

Strong'sH5641, H6440

Lexical occurrences2,209 verses Word forms5 forms53 references Study linkMicah 3:1-4

Source Gloss

to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively

Extended definition

God's turning away His face signals covenant breach; hiding conveys divine withdrawal and judgment

be absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, � surely.

Grammatical Forms

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

This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.

Form groups5Aligned forms53

Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action26×

ImperfectJob 13:24 · Ps 13:2 · Ps 44:25 · Ps 88:15 · Ps 104:29 · Deut 31:18 · Ezek 39:29 · 1Sam 20:28×

PerfectIsa 50:6 · Isa 54:8 · Jer 33:5 · Isa 64:6 · Ps 30:8 · Ps 10:11 · Ps 22:25 · Isa 59:28×

JussivePs 27:9 · Ps 69:18 · Ps 102:3 · Ps 119:19 · Ps 143:75×

Infinitive absoluteDeut 31:18 · Isa 57:172×

Sequential imperfectProv 25:2 · Ps 51:112×

CohortativeDeut 32:201×

Hithpaelreflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others5×

Participle active1Sam 23:19 · 1Sam 26:1 · Isa 45:15 · Ps 54:24×

ImperfectIsa 29:141×

Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action20×

PerfectIsa 40:27 · Job 3:23 · Job 28:21 · Ps 38:10 · Isa 65:16 · Jer 16:17 · 1Sam 20:19 · Isa 28:15 · Prov 27:129×

ImperfectHos 13:14 · Jer 23:24 · Prov 28:28 · Gen 4:14 · Job 13:20 · Amos 9:3 · Gen 31:49 · Ps 89:47 · Zeph 2:39×

Sequential imperfectJer 36:191×

Participle passivePs 19:71×

Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action1×

Sequential imperfectIsa 16:31×

Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject1×

Participle passiveProv 27:51×

Sampled Scripture Occurrences

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Old Testament Witnesses

Micah 3:1-4hide His facesāṯar

To conceal presence or favor as an act of judicial response.

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