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Hebrew word study

צָפַןtsâphan — to hide (by covering over)

Pronounced “tsaw-fan'”

to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk

Translated in the King James as: esteem, hide(-den one, self), lay up, lurk (be set) privily, (keep) secret(-ly, place).

Appears 31 times in Scripture

Origin: a primitive root;

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Where it appears

Exodus — 2×

Exodus 2:2 Exodus 2:3

Joshua — 1×

Job — 8×

Job 10:13 Job 14:13 Job 15:20 Job 17:4 Job 20:26 Job 21:19 Job 23:12 Job 24:1

Psalms — 7×

Psalms 10:8 Psalms 27:5 Psalms 31:19 Psalms 31:20 Psalms 56:6 Psalms 83:3 Psalms 119:11

Proverbs — 9×

Proverbs 1:11 Proverbs 1:18 Proverbs 2:1 Proverbs 2:7 Proverbs 7:1 Proverbs 10:14 Proverbs 13:22 Proverbs 27:16+ 1 more in Proverbs

Song of Solomon — 1×

Jeremiah — 1×

Ezekiel — 1×

Hosea — 1×

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.