צָפַן

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳צ Ord 27,16: 2 masculine singular צָפַנְתָּ Job 10,13 +, etc.; Imperfect יִצְפֹּן Job 21,19 + Ord 2,7 Qr (Kt רצפן), suffix יִצְפְּנֵנִי Sl 27,5, etc.; Participle active plural suffix צֹפְנֶיהָ Ord 27,16 passive צָפוֺן Ord 13,22 +, Sl 17,14 Kt; feminine צְפוּנָךְ Hos 13,12, etc.; —

1. transitive hide, with accusative of person 2 Mos 2,2 (E), Jos 2,4 (JE), of hiding a quarrelsome woman, like hiding wind Ord 27,16 (twice in verse) (si vera 1.; compare Toy); of ׳י's hiding his servants (from evil) Sl 27,5; Sl 31,21: = treasure up a thing, Ord 10,14, + אִתְּךָ with thyself, in thine own keeping Ord 2,1 = Ord 7,1, in (ב) the heart Job 10,13 (subject ׳י; of secret purposes), Sl 119,11, compare Job 23,12 + ל person Ord 13,22; Hoj 7,14, subject ׳י 21:19 reserve penalty; blessings Sl 31,20; Ord 2,7 + מִן Job 17,4 thou [God] hast treasured up their heart away from understanding, kept it therefrom; passive, of sin Hos 13,12 (absolute; || צָרוּר); read possibly צָפוּן for צָפוּ Job 15,22 treasured up for (אֱלֵי) the sword (see I. צפה); צָפוּן = treasured, cherished place (i.e.Jerusalem) Ezk 7,22 = treasure Sl 17,14 Qr (Kt צפינך, see צפין), Job 20,26 (on dubious text see Bu); plural of ׳י's treasured ones, his saints Sl 83,4.

2. intransitive lie hid, lurk, absolute Sl 56,7, with ל person Ord 1,11; Ord 1,18 and (of eyes of wicked) Sl 10,8. Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular נִצְפֵּן Jer 16,17 be hidden from before (מִנֶּנֶד) ׳י's eyes (|| נִסְתְּרוּ); 3 plural נִצְפְּנוּ Job 24,1 + מִשַׁדַּי stored up on the part of shadday; stored up for (ל) one Job 15,20. Hiph`il hide, = Qal: Imperfect 2 masculine singular suffix תַּצְפִּנֵנִי Job 14,18, with ב location; 3 masculine plural יצפינו Sl 56,7 Kt (but < Qr see Qal); Infinitive construct suffix הַצְּפִינוֺ (Ges^{«GKC:20h»§ 20h}) 2 Mos 2,3 to hide him.