צָפַן

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Definition

a primitive root; to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve; figuratively to deny; specifically (favorably) to protect, (unfavorably) to lurk
Traditional renderings: esteem, hide(-den one, self), lay up, lurk (be set) privily, (keep) secret(-ly, place).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

31 total
  1. Exodus 2:2וַֽתִּצְפְּנֵ֖הוּ · she hid him
    …and she conceived and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him for three months.
  2. Exodus 2:3הַצְּפִינוֹ֒ · hide him
    But when she could no longer hide him, she got him a papyrus basket and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in the basket and set it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile.
  3. Joshua 2:4וַֽתִּצְפְּנ֑וֹ · and hidden them
    But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. So she said, “Yes, the men did come to me, but I did not know where they had come from.
  4. Job 10:13צָפַ֣נְתָּ · Yet You concealed
    Yet You concealed these things in Your heart, and I know that this was in Your mind:
  5. Job 14:13תַּצְפִּנֵ֗נִי · You would hide me
    If only You would hide me in Sheol and conceal me until Your anger has passed! If only You would appoint a time for me and then remember me!
  6. Job 15:20נִצְפְּנ֥וּ · are reserved
    A wicked man writhes in pain all his days; only a few years are reserved for the ruthless.
  7. Job 17:4צָפַ֣נְתָּ · You have closed
    You have closed their minds to understanding; therefore You will not exalt them.
  8. Job 20:26לִצְפּ֫וּנָ֥יו · for his treasures
    Total darkness is reserved for his treasures. A fire unfanned will consume him and devour what is left in his tent.
  9. Job 21:19יִצְפֹּן־ · lays up
    It is said that God lays up one’s punishment for his children. Let God repay the man himself, so he will know it.
  10. Job 23:12צָפַ֥נְתִּי · I have treasured
    I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.
  11. Job 24:1נִצְפְּנ֣וּ · reserve
    “Why does the Almighty not reserve times for judgment? Why may those who know Him never see His days?
  12. Psalm 10:8יִצְפֹּֽנוּ׃ · watch in stealth
    He lies in wait near the villages; in ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in stealth for the helpless.
  13. Psalm 27:5יִצְפְּנֵ֨נִי׀ · He will hide me
    For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
  14. Psalm 31:19צָפַ֪נְתָּ · You have laid up
    How great is Your goodness which You have laid up for those who fear You, which You have bestowed before the sons of men on those who take refuge in You!
  15. Psalm 31:20תִּצְפְּנֵ֥ם · You conceal them
    You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.
  16. Psalm 56:6יַצְפִּינוּ · they lurk
    They conspire, they lurk, they watch my steps while they wait to take my life.
  17. Psalm 83:3צְפוּנֶֽיךָ׃ · those You cherish
    With cunning they scheme against Your people and conspire against those You cherish,
  18. Psalm 119:11צָפַ֣נְתִּי · I have hidden
    I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.
  19. Proverbs 1:11נִצְפְּנָ֖ה · let us ambush
    If they say, “Come along, let us lie in wait for blood, let us ambush the innocent without cause,
  20. Proverbs 1:18יִ֝צְפְּנ֗וּ · they ambush
    But they lie in wait for their own blood; they ambush their own lives.
  21. Proverbs 2:1תִּצְפֹּ֥ן · and hide
    My son, if you accept my words and hide my commandments within you,
  22. Proverbs 2:7וְצָפַן · He stores up
    He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk with integrity,
  23. Proverbs 7:1תִּצְפֹּ֥ן · and treasure
    My son, keep my words and treasure my commandments within you.
  24. Proverbs 10:14יִצְפְּנוּ־ · store up
    The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
  25. Proverbs 13:22וְצָפ֥וּן · [is] passed
    A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
  26. Proverbs 27:16צֹפְנֶ֥יהָ · restraining her; צָֽפַן־ · is like holding back
    …restraining her is like holding back the wind or grasping oil with one’s right hand.
  27. Song of Solomon 7:13צָפַ֥נְתִּי · that I have treasured up
    The mandrakes send forth a fragrance, and at our door is every delicacy, new as well as old, that I have treasured up for you, my beloved.
  28. Jeremiah 16:17נִצְפַּ֥ן · concealed
    For My eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from My face, and their guilt is not concealed from My eyes.
  29. Ezekiel 7:22צְפוּנִ֑י · My treasured place
    I will turn My face away from them, and they will defile My treasured place. Violent men will enter it, and they will defile it.
  30. Hosea 13:12צְפוּנָ֖ה · [is] stored up
    The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is stored up.