סתר

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Hebrew

Root
ס־ת־ר (s-t-r)

Etymology

Compare Arabic سَتْر (satr, “cover; veil”).

Noun

סֵתֶר • (séter) m (plural indefinite סְתָרִים)

  1. hideaway, hiding place
  2. hiddenness, secrecy, mystery, unknown

References

Verb

סָתַר • (satár) (pa'al construction, future יסתור / יִסְתֹּר)

  1. to contradict
  2. to refute
  3. (chemistry) to neutralize, to counteract
  4. (literary, talmudic) to muss, to make untidy (of hair)

Conjugation

Conjugation of סָתַר (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first סָתַרְתִּי סָתַרְנוּ
second סָתַרְתָּ סָתַרְתְּ סְתַרְתֶּם1 סְתַרְתֶּן1
third סָתַר סָתְרָה סָתְרוּ
present סוֹתֵר סוֹתֶרֶת סוֹתְרִים סוֹתְרוֹת
future first אסתור / אֶסְתֹּר נסתור / נִסְתֹּר
second תסתור / תִּסְתֹּר תִּסְתְּרִי תִּסְתְּרוּ תסתורנה / תִּסְתֹּרְנָה2
third יסתור / יִסְתֹּר תסתור / תִּסְתֹּר יִסְתְּרוּ תסתורנה / תִּסְתֹּרְנָה2
imperative סתור / סְתֹר סִתְרִי סִתְרוּ סתורנה / סְתֹרְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced סָתַרְתֶּם and סָתַרְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

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