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Strong's #6845 - צָפַן
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- to hide, treasure, treasure or store up
- 1a)(Qal)
- to hide, treasure, treasure up
- to lie hidden, lurk
- (Niphal) to be hidden, be stored up
- (Hiphil) to hide, hide from discovery
- 1a)(Qal)
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2683) npy (תספנ TsPN) AC: Hide CO: Treasure AB: ?: A storing up or hiding of something to prevent discovery. [from: py- as something watched or covered]
V) npy (תספנ TsPN) - Hide: To hide something to prevent discovery. KJV (33): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Hiphil) hide, lay up, esteem, lurk, privily, secret - Strongs: H6845 (צָפַן)
bm) nipy (תספינ TsPYN) - Treasure: What is hidden. KJV (1): hid - Strongs: H6840 (צָפִין)
jm) nfpym (מתספונ MTsPWN) - Treasure: What is hidden. KJV (1): hidden - Strongs: H4710 (מַצְפּוֹן)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳צ Proverbs 27:16: 2 masculine singular צָפַנְתָּ Job 10:13 +, etc.; Imperfect יִצְמֹּן Job 21:19 + Proverbs 2:7 Qr (Kt רצפן), suffix יִצְמְּנֵנִי Psalm 27:5, etc.; Participle active plural suffix צֹפְנֶיהָ Proverbs 27:16; passive צָפוֺן Proverbs 13:22 +, Psalm 17:14 Kt; feminine צְפוּנָךְ Hosea 13:12, etc.; —
1 transitive hide, with accusative of person Exodus 2:2 (E), Joshua 2:4 (JE), of hiding a quarrelsome woman, like hiding wind Proverbs 27:16 (twice in verse) (si vera 1.; compare Toy); of ׳י's hiding his servants (from evil) Psalm 27:5; Psalm 31:21: = treasure up a thing, Proverbs 10:14, + אִתְּךָ with thyself, in thine own keeping Proverbs 2:1 = Proverbs 7:1, in (ב) the heart Job 10:13 (subject ׳י; of secret purposes), Psalm 119:11, compare Job 23:12; + ל person Proverbs 13:22; Song of Solomon 7:14, subject ׳י 21:19 reserve penalty; blessings Psalm 31:20; Proverbs 2:7 + מִן Job 17:4 thou [God] hast treasured up their heart away from understanding, kept it therefrom; passive, of sin Hosea 13:12 (absolute; "" צָרוּר); read possibly צָפוּן for צָפוּ Job 15:22 treasured up for (אֱלֵי) the sword (see I. צפה); צָפוּן = treasured, cherished place (i.e.Jerusalem) Ezekiel 7:22; = treasure Psalm 17:14 Qr (Kt צפינך, see צפין), Job 20:26 (on dubious text see Bu); plural of ׳י's treasured ones, his saints Psalm 83:4.
2 intransitive lie hid, lurk, absolute Psalm 56:7, with ל person Proverbs 1:11,18 and (of eyes of wicked) Psalm 10:8.
Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular נִצְמֵּן Jeremiah 16:17 be hidden from before (מִנֶּנֶד) ׳י s eyes ("" נִסְתְּרוּ); 3 plural נִצְמְּנוּ Job 24:1 + מִשַׁדַּי stored up on the part of shadday; stored up for (ל) one Job 15:20.
Hiph`il hide, =
Qal: Imperfect 2 masculine singular suffix תַּצְמִּנֵנִי Job 14:18, with ב location; 3 masculine plural יצפינו Psalm 56:7 Kt (but < Qr see
Qal); Infinitive construct suffix הַצְּפִינוֺ (Ges§ 20h) Exodus 2:3 to hide him.
צָפַן fut. יִצְפֹּן (cogn. טָמַן)
(1) to hide, to conceal, Exodus 2:2; Joshua 2:4. Part. pass. צָפוּן hidden, i.e. secret, inaccessible, Ezekiel 7:22. Especially to guard and defend any one, Psalms 27:5, 83:4, צְפוּנֵי יְהֹוָה those protected by Jehovah. Intrans. to hide oneself (or ellipt. to hide nets, snares), to lie in wait, followed by לְ Proverbs 1:11, 18 Psalms 10:8 absol. 56:7 קרי.
(2) to lay up, to store up. Part. צְפוּנִים riches, treasures, Job 20:26; Psalms 17:4 קרי. Followed by לְ to lay up for any one, Job 21:19; Psalms 31:20. Job 20:26, כָּל־חשֶׁךְ טָמוּן לִצְפוּנָיו “every misfortune is laid up for his treasures.” צָפַן בְּלֵב to hide with one’s self (lay up in one’s heart), Job 10:13 צ׳ אִתּוֹ id. Proverbs 2:1, 7:1.
(3) to restrain, Proverbs 27:16 followed by מִן to deny to any one, Job 17:4.
Niphal, to be hidden from any one, i.e. to be unknown to him, followed by מִן Job 24:1; Jeremiah 16:17.
(2) to be laid up, i.e. to be destined for any one, followed by לְ Job 15:20.
Hiphil, i.q. Kal No. 1, to hide, Exodus 2:3; Job 14:13 to lie in wait Psalms 56:7 כתיב.
Derivatives, צָפוֹן (צְפוֹנִי), מַצְפֻּנִים, and pr.n. צְפוֹן, and