What does צָפַן · θησαυρίζω mean in the Bible?
צָפַן · θησαυρίζω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to treasure, store, or preserve".
Hebrew · H6845, G2343
צָפַן
To hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve ; figuratively to deny ; specifically (favorably) to protect , (unfavorably) to lurk · to amass or reserve (literally or figuratively)
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צָפַןH6845to hide (by covering over); by implication, to hoard or reserve ; figuratively to deny ; specifically (favorably) to protect , (unfavorably) to lurk
Pronunciationtsaphan
Concealment with ambiguous moral valence: protective secrecy versus malicious lurking or hoarding.
Open lexicon entry →θησαυρίζωG2343to amass or reserve (literally or figuratively)
Pronunciationthēsaurízō
Storing up resources or consequences for future account; often implies judgment or reckoning to come.
Open lexicon entry →What does צָפַן (tsaphan) mean in the Bible?
צָפַן · θησαυρίζω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to treasure, store, or preserve".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6845, G2343?
H6845, G2343 is connected to 34 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to treasure, store, or preserve
Source Gloss
to treasure, store, or preserve
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 groups3Aligned forms21
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense17×
ImperfectProv 1:18 · Prov 10:14 · Ps 10:8 · Ps 56:7 · Job 21:19 · Prov 2:7 · Prov 2:1 · Prov 7:18×
PerfectJob 10:13 · Job 17:4 · Ps 31:20 · Job 23:12 · Ps 119:11 · Song 7:14 · Prov 27:167×
Participle passiveHos 13:121×
CohortativeProv 1:111×
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action3×
PerfectJob 15:20 · Job 24:1 · Jer 16:173×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action1×
ImperfectPs 56:71×
Word Origins
צָפַן is a primitive root - no further derivation.