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Bible Lexicons
Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary
Strong's #6845 - צָפַן
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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.
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
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