סָֽתֶר׃

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 סָֽתֶר׃

   SA-ter

   secret or hidden
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 לְשׁ֣וֹן סָֽתֶר׃

   le-SHON SA-ter

   to a tongue or for a tongue secret or hidden
3. clause🔊 וּפָנִ֥ים נִ֝זְעָמִ֗ים לְשׁ֣וֹן סָֽתֶר׃

   u-fa-NIM niz-a-MIM le-SHON SA-ter

   and face or faces angry or indignant to a tongue or for a tongue secret or hidden
4. sentence🔊 ר֣וּחַ צָ֭פוֹן תְּח֣וֹלֵֽל גָּ֑שֶׁם וּפָנִ֥ים נִ֝זְעָמִ֗ים לְשׁ֣וֹן סָֽתֶר׃

   RU-akh tsa-FON te-kho-LEL ga-SHEM u-fa-NIM niz-a-MIM le-SHON SA-ter

   wind or spirit north brings forth or causes to whirl rain and face or faces angry or indignant to a tongue or for a tongue secret or hidden

Exegesis

The coordinating conjunction waw introduces the second clause, where the participle niz’amim {נִ֝זְעָמִ֗ים | niz-ʿā-mîm} ‘are enraged’ describes the result of a secret tongue, leshon sater {לְשׁ֣וֹן סָֽתֶר | lə-šōn sā-ter}, in a mirrored causative relationship: concealed speech provokes an angry countenance. The preposition lamed marks the construct chain ‘tongue of secret’, indicating malicious intent. The English translation renders the Hebrew VSO order and parallel symmetry in SVO while preserving the causal logic.

Root and etymology

s-t-r🔊 samekh–tav–resh

“secret”