What does סֵתֶר · κρυπτός mean in the Bible?
סֵתֶר · κρυπτός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "hidden place, secrecy, concealment".
Hebrew · H5643, G2927
סֵתֶר
A cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense) · hidden
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סֵתֶר H5643 a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense)
Pronunciation sēṯer
Concealment that shields either protection or secrecy—moral valence depends on context and agent's intent.
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κρυπτός G2927 hidden
Pronunciation kryptós
Hidden from human perception or knowledge, particularly interior thoughts and motives known only to God.
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What does סֵתֶר (seter) mean in the Bible?
סֵתֶר · κρυπτός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "hidden place, secrecy, concealment".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5643, G2927?
H5643, G2927 is connected to 36 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. hidden place, secrecy, concealment
Strong's H5643, G2927
Lexical occurrences 36 verses Source Gloss
hidden place, secrecy, concealment
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
סֵתֶר is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain