Hide
King James Dictionary [1]
HIDE, pret. hid pp. hid, hidden.
1. To conceal to withhold or withdraw from sight to place in any state or position in which the view is intercepted from the object. The intervention of the moon between the earth and the sun hides the latter from our sight. The people in Turkey hide their grain in the earth. No human being can hide his crimes or his neglect of duty from his Maker. 2. To conceal from knowledge to keep secret.
Depart to the mountains hide yourselves there three days. Joshua 2
Tell me now what thou hast done--hide it not from me. Joshua 7
3. In Scripture, not to confess or disclose or to excuse and extenuate.
I acknowledged my sin to thee, and my iniquity have I not hid. Psalms 32
4. To protect to keep in safety.
In the time of trouble, he shall hide me in his pavilion. Psalms 27
To hide the face from, to overlook to pardon.
Hide thy face from my sins. Psalms 51
To hide the face, to withdraw spiritual presence, support and consolation.
Thou didst hide thy face,and I was troubled. Psalms 30
To hide one's self, to put one's self in a condition to be safe to secure protection.
The prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself. Proverbs 22
HIDE, To lie concealed to keep one's self out of view to be withdrawn from sight.
Bred to disguise, in public 'tis you hide.
Hide and seek, a play of boys, in which some hide themselves and another seeks them.
HIDE, n. In the ancient laws of England, a certain portion of land, the quantity of which however is not well ascertained. Some authors consider it as the quantity that could be tilled with one plow others, as much as would maintain a family. Some suppose it to be 60, some 80,and others 100 acres.
HIDE, n. L. cutis Gr. either a peel, from stripping, separating, or a cover.
1. The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed more generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, &c. 2. The human skin in contempt.
Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types [2]
Psalm 17:8 (a) This is a beautiful picture of the confidence that David had in the love and care of his Lord. He pictures himself as one of the little chickens or a little bird which in time of fear or danger hurries beneath the mother's wings. (See also Psalm 91:4).
Isaiah 29:15 (a) Here we see a picture of those who try to run their own way, "paddle their own canoe," seek to manage their own affairs, without consulting GOD, or caring for GOD's will.
Isaiah 49:2 (a) This is an expression which indicates the safety and peace of the one who realizes that he is hidden in the hollow of the Lord's hand as a precious coin or jewel is held in the hand of its owner. The thief must kill the owner before the jewel in his hand can be taken from him.
Hosea 13:14 (a) This type informs us that GOD will no more alter His plan or purpose to give to Israel everlasting blessings. He will resurrect the nation from throughout the world where the people have been scattered, and will fulfill His Word spoken to them through the prophet. This truth is indicated in John 11:25-26.
Nahum 3:11 (b) Probably this figure indicates that Nineveh was to be so completely destroyed that no one would ever be able to find her and to rebuild her as a city.
Webster's Dictionary [3]
(1): ( v. t.) To flog; to whip.
(2): ( v. t.) To withhold from knowledge; to keep secret; to refrain from avowing or confessing.
(3): ( n.) The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; - generally applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic animals, as oxen, horses, etc.
(4): ( n.) A measure of land, common in Domesday Book and old English charters, the quantity of which is not well ascertained, but has been differently estimated at 80, 100, and 120 acres.
(5): ( n.) The human skin; - so called in contempt.
(6): ( n.) An abode or dwelling.
(7): ( v. i.) To lie concealed; to keep one's self out of view; to be withdrawn from sight or observation.
(8): ( v. t.) To remove from danger; to shelter.
(9): ( v. t.) To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete.
Vine's Expository Dictionary of OT Words [4]
Sâthar ( סָתַר , Strong'S #5641), “to conceal, hide, shelter.” This verb and various derivatives are found in modern Hebrew as well as in biblical Hebrew. Sâthar occurs approximately 80 times in the Old Testament. The word is found for the first time in Gen. 4:14 as Cain discovers that because of his sin, he will be “hidden” from the presence of God, which implies a separation.
In the so-called Mizpah Benediction (which is really a warning), sâthar again has the sense of “separation”: “The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another” (Gen. 31:49). To “hide oneself” is to take refuge: “Doth not David hide himself with us …?” (1 Sam. 23:19). Similarly, to “hide” someone is to “shelter” him from his enemy: “… The Lord hid them” (Jer. 36:26).
To pray, “Hide thy face from my sins” (Ps. 51:9), is to ask God to ignore them. But when the prophet says, “And I will wait upon the Lord, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob …” (Isa. 8:17), he means that God’s favor has been withdrawn. Similarly, Judah’s sins have “hidden” God’s face from her (Isa. 59:2).
