צָפַןtsâphan

Meanings

Same root

• אֱלִיצָפָןʼĔlîytsâphân · H469Elitsaphan or Eltsaphan, an Israelite
• מִצְפֻּןmitspun · H4710a secret (place or thing, perhaps, treasure)
• צָפוֹןtsâphôwn · H6828properly, hidden, i.e. dark; used only of the north as aquarter (gloomy and unknown)
• צָפִיןtsâphîyn · H6840a treasure (as hidden)
• צְפַנְיָהTsᵉphanyâh · H6846Tsephanjah, the name of four Israelites

Where it appears

Appears 32 times in the Bible.

• Exodus 2:2 The woman became pregnant and gave birth to a son. She saw that he was a special baby and kept him hidden for three months.
• Exodus 2:3 But when she could no longer hide him, she got a basket made of papyrus reeds and waterproofed it with tar and pitch. She put the baby in the basket and laid it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile River.
• Joshua 2:4 Rahab had hidden the two men, but she replied, “Yes, the men were here earlier, but I didn’t know where they were from.
• Job 10:13 “‘Yet your real motive— your true intent—
• Job 14:13 “I wish you would hide me in the grave and forget me there until your anger has passed. But mark your calendar to think of me again!
• Job 15:20 “The wicked writhe in pain throughout their lives. Years of trouble are stored up for the ruthless.