שָׂפַן sâphan — to conceal (as a valuable)
Translated in the KJV as treasure.
a primitive root; to conceal (as a valuable).
sâphan in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it
Participle (passive) 1
וּשְׂפוּנֵ֖י Deut 33:19 Participle (passive), masculine plural
They shall call the people unto the mountain; there they shall offer sacrifices of righteousness: for they shall suck of the abundance of the seas, and of treasures hid in the sand.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›