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Psalms 31:21

“Blessed be the Lord: for he hath shewed me his marvellous kindness in a strong city.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

סָתַרçâthar · saw-thar'
H5641 · Hebrew

Definition: to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: be absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, [idiom] surely.
Grammar: תַּסְתִּירֵ֤ — verb Hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular
ם — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, plural
Code HVhi2ms/Sp3mp
Usage: Occurs 82 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 4:14 Genesis 31:49 Exodus 3:6 Numbers 5:13 Deuteronomy 7:20

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 סָתַר here.

Verse 20 Verse 22

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.