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Psalms 64:3
“Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
סָתַרçâthar · saw-thar'
H5641 · Hebrew
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
- תַּ֭סְתִּירֵ — verb Hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular
- נִי — suffix (pronominal), 1st person, common, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 82 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 4:14Genesis 31:49Exodus 3:6Numbers 5:13Deuteronomy 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.
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.