What does סָתַר · אָדָם mean in the Bible?
סָתַר · אָדָם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "people hide, humanity conceals itself, a person withdraws".
Hebrew · H5641, H120
יִסָּתֵר אָדָם
To hide (by covering), literally or figuratively · ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind , etc.)
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סָתַרH5641to hide (by covering), literally or figuratively
Pronunciationsāṯar
Hide through active covering; ranges from physical concealment to divine withdrawal or moral secrecy.
Open lexicon entry →אָדָםH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind , etc.)
Pronunciationʾādām
Humanity defined by earthly origin: from dust (ʾădāmâ), emphasizing creatureliness and mortality rather than divinity.
Open lexicon entry →What does יִסָּתֵר אָדָם (yissater adam) mean in the Bible?
סָתַר · אָדָם is a Hebrew phrase meaning "people hide, humanity conceals itself, a person withdraws".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5641, H120?
H5641, H120 is connected to 634 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. people hide, humanity conceals itself, a person withdraws
Source Gloss
people hide, humanity conceals itself, a person withdraws
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups5Aligned forms53
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action26×
ImperfectJob 13:24 · Ps 13:2 · Ps 44:25 · Ps 88:15 · Ps 104:29 · Deut 31:18 · Ezek 39:29 · 1Sam 20:28×
PerfectIsa 50:6 · Isa 54:8 · Jer 33:5 · Isa 64:6 · Ps 30:8 · Ps 10:11 · Ps 22:25 · Isa 59:28×
JussivePs 27:9 · Ps 69:18 · Ps 102:3 · Ps 119:19 · Ps 143:75×
Infinitive absoluteDeut 31:18 · Isa 57:172×
Sequential imperfectProv 25:2 · Ps 51:112×
CohortativeDeut 32:201×
Hithpaelreflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others5×
Participle active1Sam 23:19 · 1Sam 26:1 · Isa 45:15 · Ps 54:24×
ImperfectIsa 29:141×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action20×
PerfectIsa 40:27 · Job 3:23 · Job 28:21 · Ps 38:10 · Isa 65:16 · Jer 16:17 · 1Sam 20:19 · Isa 28:15 · Prov 27:129×
ImperfectHos 13:14 · Jer 23:24 · Prov 28:28 · Gen 4:14 · Job 13:20 · Amos 9:3 · Gen 31:49 · Ps 89:47 · Zeph 2:39×
Sequential imperfectJer 36:191×
Participle passivePs 19:71×
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action1×
Sequential imperfectIsa 16:31×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject1×
Participle passiveProv 27:51×
Word Origins
יִסָּתֵר אָדָם is a primitive root - no further derivation.