Hebrew word study

סֵתֶרçêther — a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative se…

Pronounced “say'-ther”

a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)

Translated in the King James as: backbiting, covering, covert, disguise(-th), hiding place, privily, protection, secret(-ly, place).

Appears 36 times in Scripture

Origin: or (feminine) סִתְרָה; (Deuteronomy [32:38), from H5641 (סָתַר);

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Where it appears

Deuteronomy — 5×
Deuteronomy 13:6Deuteronomy 27:15Deuteronomy 27:24Deuteronomy 28:57Deuteronomy 32:38
Judges — 1×
Judges 3:19
1 Samuel — 2×
1 Sam 19:21 Sam 25:20
2 Samuel — 1×
2 Sam 12:12
Job — 5×
Job 13:10Job 22:14Job 24:15Job 31:27Job 40:21
Psalms — 10×
Psalms 18:11Psalms 27:5Psalms 31:20Psalms 32:7Psalms 61:4Psalms 81:7Psalms 91:1Psalms 101:5Psalms 119:114Psalms 139:15
Proverbs — 3×
Proverbs 9:17Proverbs 21:14Proverbs 25:23
Song of Solomon — 1×
Song 2:14
Isaiah — 5×
Isaiah 16:4Isaiah 28:17Isaiah 32:2Isaiah 45:19Isaiah 48:16
Jeremiah — 3×
Jeremiah 37:17Jeremiah 38:16Jeremiah 40:15

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