Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H5643

Strong's H5643 · Hebrew

סֵתֶר

çêther · /say'-ther/

Number
H5643
Language
Hebrew
Original word
סֵתֶר
Transliteration
çêther
Pronunciation
say'-ther
KJV occurrences
36 verses

Definition

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

KJV: backbiting, covering, covert, [idiom] disguise(-th), hiding place, privily, protection, secret(-ly, place).

Root / derivation: or (feminine) סִתְרָה; (Deuteronomy [32:38), from H5641 (סָתַר);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered סֵתֶר across 36 verses.

secret12×
secretly9×
covert5×
place5×
backbiting1×
covering1×
disguiseth1×
privily1×
protection1×

Every occurrence (KJV)

36 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Deuteronomy5 verses
Deuteronomy 13:6

If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which is as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

Deuteronomy 27:15

Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.

Deuteronomy 27:24

Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.

Deuteronomy 28:57

And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates. young one: Heb. afterbirth

Deuteronomy 32:38

Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection. your: Heb. an hiding for you

Judges1 verse
1 Samuel2 verses
2 Samuel1 verse
Job5 verses
Psalms10 verses
Psalms 18:11

He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

Psalms 27:5

For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his pavilion: in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide me; he shall set me up upon a rock.

Psalms 31:20

Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.

Psalms 32:7

Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.

Psalms 61:4

I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. trust: or, make my refuge

Psalms 81:7

Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah. Meribah: or, Strife

Psalms 91:1

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. abide: Heb. lodge

Psalms 101:5

Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.

Psalms 119:114

Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.

Psalms 139:15

My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth. substance: or, strength, or, body

Proverbs3 verses
Song of Solomon1 verse
Isaiah5 verses
Isaiah 16:4

Let mine outcasts dwell with thee, Moab; be thou a covert to them from the face of the spoiler: for the extortioner is at an end, the spoiler ceaseth, the oppressors are consumed out of the land. extortioner: Heb. wringer the oppressors: Heb. the treaders down

Isaiah 28:17

Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.

Isaiah 32:2

And a man shall be as an hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the tempest; as rivers of water in a dry place, as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land. great: Heb. heavy

Isaiah 45:19

I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.

Isaiah 48:16

Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me.

Jeremiah3 verses

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H5643 (çêther) mean?

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

How many times does H5643 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H5643 (סֵתֶר) appears in 36 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “secret.”

How is çêther translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H5643 is rendered as “secret” (12×), “secretly” (9×), “covert” (5×), “place” (5×), among other words.

Where does the Hebrew word סֵתֶר come from?

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