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Proverbs 27:16
“Whosoever hideth her hideth the wind, and the ointment of his right hand, which bewrayeth itself.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
צָפַןtsâphan · tsaw-fan'
H6845 · Hebrew
H6845 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- esteem, hide(-den one, self), lay up, lurk (be set) privily, (keep) secret(-ly, place).
- Grammar
- צֹפְנֶ֥י — verb Qal, active participle, masculine, plural, construct
- הָ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, feminine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 34 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 2:2Exodus 2:3Joshua 2:4Job 10:13Job 14:13
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read צָפַן here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.