סְתַר
çᵉthar · seth-ar'
to conceal; figuratively, to demolish
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H5641 (סָתַר);
to conceal; figuratively, to demolish
- to conceal
- figuratively, to demolish
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: destroy, secret thing.
Letters
- סSamekh60
Picture: a prop or pillar
- Concrete
- pillar · prop · thorn
- Extended
- to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to support and uphold › the mark, the covenant sign › the head, the highest
To support and uphold of the mark, the covenant sign of the head, the highest.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of סְתַר above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- who destroyed1 · 50%
- and secret things1 · 50%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.