יִסָּתֵ֣ר

𐤉𐤎𐤕𐤓

yisater

a man hides

a primitive root; to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively; be absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, [idiom] surely.

H5641

Proverbs 28:28 · Word #3

Lexicon H5641

Lemmaסָתַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤎𐤕𐤓
Transliterationçâthar
Strong'sH5641
In-contexta man hides

Morphology HVNi3ms All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H5641-18

he will hide himself

Rootסתר (s-t-r)
Core Meaningscovering, concealment, hiding, secrecy, withdrawal
Semantic Rangeto be hidden, be concealed, hide oneself, remain unseen, be kept secret, withdraw from sight or presence
Conceptual SignificanceThe concept of hiding in the Hebrew Bible often relates to divine concealment, human avoidance, or protection. It can describe God hiding His face (withdrawal of favor), individuals seeking refuge, or the concealment of plans and motives, highlighting themes of revelation versus secrecy.
Morphological NotesVerb, Niphal stem (reflexive/passive), imperfect (yiqtol), 3rd masculine singular. The doubling (dagesh) reflects assimilation characteristic of the Niphal imperfect form.
Rendering RationaleThe root סתר conveys the act of covering or concealing. In the Niphal stem, the verb is passive or reflexive; thus "hide himself" reflects the reflexive nuance. The imperfect 3rd masculine singular form is preserved with "he will," maintaining person, gender, and number.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root סתר (covering, concealment, hiding, secrecy, withdrawal)

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
H5643-01 basater in the hiding-place
H5643-02 baseter in the hidden-place
H4565-03 bemisetarim in concealment-places
H5643-03 beseter in the concealment of
H5641-02 esater I will hide myself
H635-01 eseter Hidden One (woman)
hanisetarot the hidden (things)
H5641-03 haseter Cause to be hidden!
H5641-04 hisetareta you have hidden yourself
H5641-05 hisetareti I caused to be hidden
H5641-06 hisetir he has caused to be concealed
H5641-07 misetater one hiding himself
H5641-08 nisetar he was hidden / a hidden one (masculine singular)
H5641-09 nisetarah she has been hidden
H5641-10 niseteru they have been concealed
H5643-04 seter a hiding-place
H5641-11 taseter you will cause to be hidden
H5641-12 tasetir you cause to hide
H5641-13 tasetireni you will cause me to be concealed
H5641-14 vaasetir and I caused to be hidden
H5643-05 vaseter in the hiding-place
H5641-15 vayaseter And he concealed
H5641-16 vehanisetarim and the hidden ones
H5643-06 veseter and a hiding-place
H5641-17 veyaseter and he will cause to be hidden

Word Usage (82 occurrences of H5641)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 4:14 אֶסָּתֵ֑ר esater I will be hidden
Genesis 31:49 נִסָּתֵ֖ר nisater we are hidden
Exodus 3:6 וַ/יַּסְתֵּ֤ר vayaseter And hid