Proverbs 25:2:3Prov.25.2.W3TAB
הַסְתֵּ֣ר
haster
“to conceal”
- Transliteration
- has-TER
- Extended
- hahs-TEER
- IPA
- /hasˈteːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- to conceal
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
has-TER
- clause
ke-VOD e-lo-HIM has-TER da-VAR
- sentence
ke-VOD e-lo-HIM has-TER da-VAR u-khe-VOD me-la-KHIM kha-KOR da-VAR
Exegesis
The infinitive constructs haster {הַסְתֵּר | haš-tēr} ‘to conceal’ and khakor {חֲקֹר | ḥă-qōr} ‘to search out’ function as the key actions, characterizing God as a concealer and kings as seekers.
Root and etymology
s-t-r
“secret”
In context — Proverbs 25:2
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter , but the honor of kings is to search out a matter.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 25:2, so the Hebrew word הַסְתֵּ֣ר (haster) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.25.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.2.W3.S1) and character.