צָפַן
tsâphan · tsaw-fan'
to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk
- to hide (by covering over)
- by implication, to hoard or reserve
- figuratively, to deny
- specifically, (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: esteem, hide(-den one, self), lay up, lurk (be set) privily, (keep) secret(-ly, place).
Letters
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to pursue the straight path › to speak, the word › the seed, life continuing
To pursue the straight path that works to speak, the word of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of צָפַן 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
32 occurrences · 32 OT · 0 NT · 29 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- they hide2 · 7%
- he layeth up2 · 7%
- child, she hid1 · 4%
- hide1 · 4%
- and hid1 · 4%
- and these things hast thou hid1 · 4%
- thou wouldest hide1 · 4%
- is hidden1 · 4%
- for thou hast hid1 · 4%
- in his secret places1 · 4%
- layeth up1 · 4%
- i have esteemed1 · 4%
- are not hidden1 · 4%
- are privily set1 · 4%
- he shall hide1 · 4%
- which thou hast laid up1 · 4%
- thou shalt keep them secretly1 · 4%
- against thy hidden ones1 · 4%
- have i hid1 · 4%
- let us lurk1 · 4%
- they lurk privily1 · 4%
- and hide1 · 4%
- and lay up1 · 4%
- men lay up1 · 4%
- is laid up1 · 4%
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.