Strong's H5643 · Hebrew
סֵתֶר
çêther · /say'-ther/
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.
Every occurrence (KJV)
36 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Deuteronomy5 verses
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 27:15Cursed 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 27:24Cursed be he that smiteth his neighbour secretly. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy 28:57And 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 32:38Which 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
1 Samuel2 verses
But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:
1 Samuel 25:20And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and his men came down against her; and she met them.
2 Samuel1 verse
Job5 verses
He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.
Job 22:14Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not; and he walketh in the circuit of heaven.
Job 24:15The eye also of the adulterer waiteth for the twilight, saying, No eye shall see me: and disguiseth his face. disguiseth: Heb. setteth his face in secret
Job 31:27And my heart hath been secretly enticed, or my mouth hath kissed my hand: my mouth: Heb. my hand hath kissed my mouth
Job 40:21He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
Psalms10 verses
He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
Psalms 27:5For 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 31:20Thou 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 32:7Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve me from trouble; thou shalt compass me about with songs of deliverance. Selah.
Psalms 61:4I will abide in thy tabernacle for ever: I will trust in the covert of thy wings. Selah. trust: or, make my refuge
Psalms 81:7Thou 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 91:1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. abide: Heb. lodge
Psalms 101:5Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer.
Psalms 119:114Thou art my hiding place and my shield: I hope in thy word.
Psalms 139:15My 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
Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. eaten: Heb. of secrecies
Proverbs 21:14A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath.
Proverbs 25:23The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue. driveth: or, bringeth forth rain: so doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance
Isaiah5 verses
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 28:17Judgment 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 32:2And 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 45:19I 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 48:16Come 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
Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be delivered into the hand of the king of Babylon.
Jeremiah 38:16So Zedekiah the king sware secretly unto Jeremiah, saying, As the LORD liveth, that made us this soul, I will not put thee to death, neither will I give thee into the hand of these men that seek thy life.
Jeremiah 40:15Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?
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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);