בַ/סֵּ֖תֶר
𐤁/𐤎𐤕𐤓
vaseter
in secret
or (feminine) סִתְרָה; (Deuteronomy [32:38), from סָתַר; a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense); backbiting, covering, covert, [idiom] disguise(-th), hiding place, privily, protection, secret(-ly, place).
1 Samuel 19:2 · Word #14
Lexicon H5643
| Lemma | סֵתֶר |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤎𐤕𐤓 |
| Transliteration | çêther |
| Strong's | H5643 |
| In-context | in secret |
Morphology HRd/Ncmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H5643-05
in the hiding-place
| Root | סתר (s-t-r) |
| Core Meanings | to hide, conceal, cover, keep out of sight, withdraw from view |
| Semantic Range | secret place, hiding-place, covert shelter, concealment, privacy, protection, secrecy (literal or figurative) |
| Conceptual Significance | In biblical usage, סֵתֶר can denote both physical concealment and spiritual refuge. It often conveys the idea of divine protection—being hidden under YHWH’s care—as well as the hidden realm of secrecy, whether righteous (private devotion) or unrighteous (secret wrongdoing). |
| Morphological Notes | Preposition ב ("in") with assimilated definite article ("the") + masculine singular noun סֵתֶר in the absolute state; literally "in the hiding-place." |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun סֵתֶר derives from the root סתר, meaning "to hide" or "to conceal." As a masculine singular noun in the absolute state with prefixed בַּ ("in the"), the form בַּסֵּתֶר is best rendered "in the hiding-place," preserving both the concrete sense of a concealed location and the singular grammatical form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root סתר (to hide, conceal, cover, keep out of sight, withdraw from view)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H5641-01 |
asetir | I will cause to be hidden |
H4565-01 |
bamisetar | in the hiding-place |
H4565-02 |
bamisetarim | in the hidden-places |
Word Usage (36 occurrences of H5643)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deuteronomy 13:7 | בַּ/סֵּ֣תֶר | baseter | secretly |
| Deuteronomy 27:15 | בַּ/סָּ֑תֶר | basater | in secret |
| Deuteronomy 27:24 | בַּ/סָּ֑תֶר | basater | in secret |