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Lexicon :: Strong's H6845 - ṣāp̄an

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צָפַן
Transliteration
ṣāp̄an
Pronunciation
tsaw-fan'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1953

Strong’s Definitions

צָפַן tsâphan, tsaw-fan'; a primitive root; to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk:—esteem, hide(-den one, self), lay up, lurk (be set) privily, (keep) secret(-ly, place).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x

The KJV translates Strong's H6845 in the following manner: hide (16x), lay up (7x), esteemed (1x), lurk (1x), hidden ones (1x), privily (1x), secret places (1x), secret (1x), miscellaneous (4x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 33x
The KJV translates Strong's H6845 in the following manner: hide (16x), lay up (7x), esteemed (1x), lurk (1x), hidden ones (1x), privily (1x), secret places (1x), secret (1x), miscellaneous (4x).

  1. to hide, treasure, treasure or store up

    1. (Qal)

      1. to hide, treasure, treasure up

      2. to lie hidden, lurk

    2. (Niphal) to be hidden, be stored up

    3. (Hiphil) to hide, hide from discovery

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
צָפַן tsâphan, tsaw-fan'; a primitive root; to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk:—esteem, hide(-den one, self), lay up, lurk (be set) privily, (keep) secret(-ly, place).
STRONGS H6845: Abbreviations
† צָפַן verb hide, treasure up (Late Hebrew id.; Tel Amarna ṣapânu; set, of sun); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular צ׳ Proverbs 27:16: 2nd person masculine singular צָפַנְתָּ Job 10:13 +, etc.; Imperfect יִצְפֹּן Job 21:19 + Proverbs 2:7 Qr (Kt רצפן), suffix יִצְפְּנֵנִי 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 lectio; 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; Songs 7:14 [Songs 7:13], subject י׳ Job 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. H6822 צפה); צָפוּן = treasured, cherished place (i.e. Jerusalem) Ezekiel 7:22; = treasure Psalm 17:14 Qr (Kt צפינך, see H6840 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. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִצְפַּן Jeremiah 16:17 be hidden from before (מִנֶּנֶד) י׳'s eyes (|| נִסְתְּרוּ); 3rd person plural נִצְפְּנוּ Job 24:1 + מִשַׁדַּי stored up on the part of shadday; stored up for (ל) one Job 15:20.
Hiph. hide, = Qal: Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular suffix תַּצְפִּנֵנִי Job 14:18, with ב location; 3rd person masculine plural יצפינו Psalm 56:7 Kt (but < Qr see Qal); Infinitive construct suffix הַצְּפִינוֺ (Ges§ 20 h) Exodus 2:3 to hide him.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

2:2; 2:3

Joshua

2:4

Job

10:13; 10:13; 14:18; 15:20; 15:22; 17:4; 20:26; 21:19; 21:19; 23:12; 24:1

Psalms

10:8; 17:14; 17:14; 27:5; 27:5; 31:20; 31:21; 56:7; 56:7; 83:4; 119:11

Proverbs

1:11; 1:18; 2:1; 2:7; 2:7; 7:1; 10:14; 13:22; 13:22; 27:16; 27:16; 27:16

Song of Songs

7:13

Jeremiah

16:17

Ezekiel

7:22

Hosea

13:12; 13:12

H6845

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6845 matches the Hebrew צָפַן (ṣāp̄an),
which occurs 34 times in 31 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:2

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:2 - and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 2:3 - But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket[fn] for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:4 - But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. She said, “Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they had come from.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 10:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 10:13 - “But this is what you concealed in your heart, and I know that this was in your mind:

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:13 - “If only you would hide me in the grave and conceal me till your anger has passed! If only you would set me a time and then remember me!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:20 - All his days the wicked man suffers torment, the ruthless man through all the years stored up for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 17:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:4 - You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore you will not let them triumph.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:26 - total darkness lies in wait for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 21:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 21:19 - It is said, ‘God stores up the punishment of the wicked for their children.’ Let him repay the wicked, so that they themselves will experience it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:12 - I have not departed from the commands of his lips; I have treasured the words of his mouth more than my daily bread.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:1 - “Why does the Almighty not set times for judgment? Why must those who know him look in vain for such days?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 10:8 - He lies in wait near the villages; from ambush he murders the innocent. His eyes watch in secret for his victims;

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 17:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:14 - By your hand save me from such people, LORD, from those of this world whose reward is in this life. May what you have stored up for the wicked fill their bellies; may their children gorge themselves on it, and may there be leftovers for their little ones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 27:5 - For in the day of trouble he will keep me safe in his dwelling; he will hide me in the shelter of his sacred tent and set me high upon a rock.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:19 - How abundant are the good things that you have stored up for those who fear you, that you bestow in the sight of all, on those who take refuge in you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:20 - In the shelter of your presence you hide them from all human intrigues; you keep them safe in your dwelling from accusing tongues.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 56:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 56:6 - They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps, hoping to take my life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 83:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 83:3 - With cunning they conspire against your people; they plot against those you cherish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 119:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 119:11 - I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:11 - If they say, “Come along with us; let’s lie in wait for innocent blood, let’s ambush some harmless soul;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:18 - These men lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush only themselves!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:1 - My son, if you accept my words and store up my commands within you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 2:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:7 - He holds success in store for the upright, he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:1 - My son, keep my words and store up my commands within you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:14 - The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:22 - A good person leaves an inheritance for their children’s children, but a sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:16 - restraining her is like restraining the wind or grasping oil with the hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 7:13 - The mandrakes send out their fragrance, and at our door is every delicacy, both new and old, that I have stored up for you, my beloved.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 16:17 - My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from me, nor is their sin concealed from my eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 7:22 - I will turn my face away from the people, and robbers will desecrate the place I treasure. They will enter it and will defile it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 13:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 13:12 - The guilt of Ephraim is stored up, his sins are kept on record.
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