עָלַםʻâlam

conceal

Pronunciation: aw-lam' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5956

Meanings

Qal: as substantive our secret, i.e. hidden sin (|| עֲוֺנֹת) (Psalms 90:8)

Niph`al: be concealed (Job 28:21; 2 Chronicles 9:2; Leviticus 5:2)

1. concealed (1 Kings 10:3; Ecclesiastes 12:14)

2. become obscured, read perhaps נעלפה? (Nahum 3:11)

3. conceal themselves (Psalms 26:4)

Hiph`il: conceal, hide (2 Kings 4:27; Ezekiel 22:26; Psalms 10:1)

Hithpa`el: hide thyself completely, hides itself (Deuteronomy 22:1; Deuteronomy 22:4; Deuteronomy 22:3)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 28 times in the Bible.

  • Leviticus 4:13 “If the entire Israelite community sins by violating one of the Lord’s commands, but the people don’t realize it, they are still guilty.
  • Leviticus 5:2 “Or suppose you unknowingly touch something that is ceremonially unclean, such as the carcass of an unclean animal. When you realize what you have done, you must admit your defilement and your guilt. This is true whether it is a wild animal, a domestic animal, or an animal that scurries along the ground.
  • Leviticus 5:3 “Or suppose you unknowingly touch something that makes a person unclean. When you realize what you have done, you must admit your guilt.
  • Leviticus 5:4 “Or suppose you make a foolish vow of any kind, whether its purpose is for good or for bad. When you realize its foolishness, you must admit your guilt.
  • Leviticus 20:4 And if the people of the community ignore those who offer their children to Molech and refuse to execute them,
  • Numbers 5:13 and has sex with another man, but neither her husband nor anyone else knows about it. She has defiled herself, even though there was no witness and she was not caught in the act.
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