סֵתֶרçêther
סֵ֫תֶר: covering, hiding-place, secrecy
Pronunciation: say'-ther · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5643
Meanings
1. covering, cover (1 Samuel 25:20; Job 22:14; Psalms 18:12)
2.
a. hidng-place (1 Samuel 19:2; Isaiah 28:17; Song of Solomon 2:14)
b. secret place (Psalms 139:15)
3. secrecy (Judges 3:19; Proverbs 9:17; Proverbs 25:23)
סִתְרָה: shelter, protection (Deuteronomy 32:38)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 36 times in the Bible.
- Deuteronomy 13:6 “Suppose someone secretly entices you—even your brother, your son or daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend—and says, ‘Let us go worship other gods’—gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known.
- Deuteronomy 27:15 ‘Cursed is anyone who carves or casts an idol and secretly sets it up. These idols, the work of craftsmen, are detestable to the Lord.’ And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
- Deuteronomy 27:24 ‘Cursed is anyone who attacks a neighbor in secret.’ And all the people will reply, ‘Amen.’
- Deuteronomy 28:57 She will hide from them the afterbirth and the new baby she has borne, so that she herself can secretly eat them. She will have nothing else to eat during the siege and terrible distress that your enemy will inflict on all your towns.
- Deuteronomy 32:38 Where now are those gods, who ate the fat of their sacrifices and drank the wine of their offerings? Let those gods arise and help you! Let them provide you with shelter!
- Judges 3:19 But when Ehud reached the stone idols near Gilgal, he turned back. He came to Eglon and said, “I have a secret message for you.” So the king commanded his servants, “Be quiet!” and he sent them all out of the room.
See every passage
- Deuteronomy 13:6, 27:15, 27:24, 28:57, 32:38
- Judges 3:19
- 1 Samuel 19:2, 25:20
- 2 Samuel 12:12
- Job 13:10, 22:14, 24:15, 31:27, 40:21
- Psalms 18:11, 27:5, 31:20, 32:7, 61:4, 81:7, 91:1, 101:5, 119:114, 139:15
- Proverbs 9:17, 21:14, 25:23
- Song of Solomon 2:14
- Isaiah 16:4, 28:17, 32:2, 45:19, 48:16
- Jeremiah 37:17, 38:16, 40:15
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).