צָפַן
Biblical Hebrew · Strong's H6845
Meaning
OpenScriptures lexical index
hide tree →
Brown–Driver–Briggs 1906
צָפַן: vb. Qal: tree →
The whole BDB entry
vb. hide, treasure up (NH id.; TelAm. ṣapânu; set, of sun);— Pf. 3 ms. צ׳ Pr 27:16: 2 ms. צָפַנְתָּ Jb 10:13 +, etc.; Impf. יִצְפֹּן Jb 21:19 + Pr 2:7 Qr (Kt וצפן), sf. יִּצְפְּנֵנִי ψ 27:5, etc.; Pt. act. pl. sf. צֹפְנֶיהָ Pr 27:16; pass. צָפוּן Pr. 13:22 +, ψ 17:14 Kt; f. צְפוּנָה Ho 13:12, etc.;— trans. hide, c. acc. pers. Ex 2:2 (E), Jos 2:4 (JE), of hiding a quarrelsome woman, like hiding wind Pr 27:16(×2) (si vera l.; cf. Toy); of י׳’s hiding his servants (from evil) ψ 27:5; 31:21: = treasure up a thing, Pr 10:14, + אִתְּךָ with thyself, in thine own keeping 2:1 = 7:1, in (ב) the heart Jb 10:13 (subj. י׳; of secret purposes), ψ 119:11, cf. Jb 23:12; + ל pers. Pr 13:22; Ct 7:14, subj. י׳ Jb 21:19 reserve penalty; blessings ψ 31:20; Pr 2:7; + מִן Jb 17:4 thou [God] hast treasured up their heart away from understanding, kept it therefrom; pass., of sin Ho 13:12 (abs.; ‖ צָרוּר); read poss. צָפוּן for צָפוּ Jb 15:22 treasured up for (אֱלֵי) the sword (v. I. צפה); צָפוּן = treasured, cherished place (i.e. Jerusalem) Ez 7:22; = treasure ψ 17:14 Qr (Kt צפינך, v. צפין), Jb 20:26 (on dub. text v. Bu); pl. of י׳’s treasured ones, his saints ψ 83:4. intrans. lie hid, lurk, abs. ψ 56:7, c. ל pers. Pr 1:11, 18 and (of eyes of wicked) ψ 10:8. Pf. 3 ms. נִצְפַּן Je 16:17 be hidden from before (מִנֶּגֶד) י׳’s eyes (‖ נִסְתְּרוּ); 3 pl. נִצְפְּנוּ Jb 24:1 + מִשַּׁי stored up on the part of Shadday; stored up for (ל) one 15:20. hide, = Qal: Impf. 2 ms. sf. תַּצְפִּנֵנִי Jb 14:13, c. ב loc.; 3 mpl. יצפינו ψ 56:7 Kt (but Qal); Inf. cstr. sf. הַצְּפִינוֹ (Ges§ 20 h) Ex 2:3 to hide him.
Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 31 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (7 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (6 candidates)
Glosses
MACULA's English glosses of the word in the text, with how often each is used: they lie hidden (3); he hides (2); she (2).
In the verses
צָרוּר֙ עֲוֺ֣ן אֶפְרָ֔יִם צְפוּנָ֖ה חַטָּאתֽוֹ׃
Word for word: [is].bound.up the.iniquity of.Ephraim [is].stored.up sin his
JPS 1917: The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is laid up in store.
חֲכָמִ֥ים יִצְפְּנוּ־דָ֑עַת וּפִֽי־אֱ֝וִיל מְחִתָּ֥ה קְרֹבָֽה׃
Word for word: wise.[people] they.store.up knowledge and.[the] mouth of.a.fool [is].ruin near
JPS 1917: Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is an imminent ruin.
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