Berean BlueOpen the app

a.lam H5956

עָלַם (a.lam) means “to conceal” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.

עָלַם Hebrew · H5956 28 tagged occurrences in 27 verses

Pronunciation guide: aw-lam' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESH · H5956

עָלַם · a.lam · to conceal

1) to conceal, hide, be hidden, be concealed, be secret 1a) (Qal) secret (participle) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be concealed 1b2) concealed, dissembler (participle) 1c) (Hiphil) to conceal, hide 1d) (Hithpael) to hide oneself

STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0

Strong’s Hebrew dictionary

a primitive root; to veil from sight, i.e. conceal (literally or figuratively)

KJV glosses: [idiom] any ways, blind, dissembler, hide (self), secret (thing).

Open Scriptures transcription · CC BY-SA

How translators render H5956

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
even if he is unaware 3
ignore it 3
ignore 2
and closed 1
and it is concealed 1
but he who hides 1
escapes 1
ever hide 1
every hidden 1
has hidden 1
hypocrites 1
i will hide 1
into hiding 1
it is hidden 1
of melting 1
our secret sins 1
they disregard 1
to turn away 1
too difficult 1
was too difficult 1
who conceals 1
why do you hide 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
and hide 3
and it be hid 2
hide 2
and have hid 1
and there was nothing hid 1
be hid 1
before thee our secret 1
but he that hideth 1
do any ways 1
hath hid 1
he that hideth 1
hid 1
hidest 1
him and that thou hide 1
i will hide 1
is hid 1
it be hidden 1
not hide 1
seeing it is hid 1
thou shalt be hid 1
to blind 1
with dissemblers 1
with every secret thing 1
withal and it be hid 1

Verses containing H5956

Page 1 of 1. 27 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Leviticus 4:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now if the whole congregation of Israel strays unintentionally and the matter escapes the notice of the assembly so that they violate any of the LORD’s commandments and incur guilt by doing what is forbidden,

    Read word by word
  2. Leviticus 5:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Or if a person touches anything unclean—whether the carcass of any unclean wild animal or livestock or crawling creature—even if he is unaware of it, he is unclean and guilty.

    Read word by word
  3. Leviticus 5:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Or if he touches human uncleanness—anything by which one becomes unclean—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty.

    Read word by word
  4. Leviticus 5:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Or if someone swears thoughtlessly with his lips to do anything good or evil—in whatever matter a man may rashly pronounce an oath—even if he is unaware of it, when he realizes it, he is guilty in the matter.

    Read word by word
  5. Leviticus 20:4 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And if the people of the land ever hide their eyes and fail to put to death the man who gives one of his children to Molech,

    Read word by word
  6. Numbers 5:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    by sleeping with another man, and it is concealed from her husband and her impurity is undetected (since there is no witness against her and she was not caught in the act),

    Read word by word
  7. Deuteronomy 22:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If you see your brother’s ox or sheep straying, you must not ignore it; be sure to return it to your brother.

    Read word by word
  8. Deuteronomy 22:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And you shall do the same for his donkey, his cloak, or anything your brother has lost and you have found. You must not ignore it.

    Read word by word
  9. Deuteronomy 22:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    If you see your brother’s donkey or ox fallen on the road, you must not ignore it; you must help him lift it up.

    Read word by word
  10. 1 Samuel 12:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Here I am. Bear witness against me before the LORD and before His anointed: Whose ox or donkey have I taken? Whom have I cheated or oppressed? From whose hand have I accepted a bribe and closed my eyes? Tell me, and I will restore it to you.”

    Read word by word
  11. 1 Kings 10:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for the king to explain.

    Read word by word
  12. 2 Kings 4:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When she reached the man of God at the mountain, she clung to his feet. Gehazi came over to push her away, but the man of God said, “Leave her alone, for her soul is in deep distress, and the LORD has hidden it from me and has not told me.”

    Read word by word
  13. 2 Chronicles 9:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And Solomon answered all her questions; nothing was too difficult for him to explain.

    Read word by word
  14. Job 6:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    darkened because of the ice and the inflow of melting snow,

    Read word by word
  15. Job 28:21 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing and concealed from the birds of the air.

    Read word by word
  16. Job 42:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You asked, ‘Who is this who conceals My counsel without knowledge?’ Surely I spoke of things I did not understand, things too wonderful for me to know.

    Read word by word
  17. Psalms 10:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Why, O LORD, do You stand far off? Why do You hide in times of trouble?

    Read word by word
  18. Psalms 26:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I do not sit with deceitful men, nor keep company with hypocrites.

    Read word by word
  19. Psalms 55:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For the choirmaster. With stringed instruments. A Maskil of David. Listen to my prayer, O God, and do not ignore my plea.

    Read word by word

    Source alternate reference: 55.2

  20. Psalms 90:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You have set our iniquities before You, our secret sins in the light of Your presence.

    Read word by word
  21. Proverbs 28:27 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

    Read word by word
  22. Ecclesiastes 12:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For God will bring every deed into judgment, along with every hidden thing, whether good or evil.

    Read word by word
  23. Isaiah 1:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; even though you multiply your prayers, I will not listen. Your hands are covered with blood.

    Read word by word
  24. Isaiah 58:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?

    Read word by word
  25. Lamentations 3:56 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You heard my plea: “Do not ignore my cry for relief.”

    Read word by word
  26. Ezekiel 22:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.

    Read word by word
  27. Nahum 3:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    You too will become drunk; you will go into hiding and seek refuge from the enemy.

    Read word by word

Sources and text

Data created by www.STEPBible.org based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). STEPBible data · License.

We convert source tables to JSON, expand grammar labels and count tagged words. Greek counts use the SBL edition in TAGNT. Hebrew counts use the main reading in TAHOT, including Qere readings and restored text. Source numbering follows NRSV; alternate references appear where supplied.

Berean Standard Bible translation tables, public domain, Berean Bible. CrossWire KJV 3.1 , public domain text with Bible Foundation and KJV2003 Project tags, licensed for any purpose. Dodson Greek Lexicon , CC0. Strong’s Hebrew dictionary , Open Scriptures transcription, CC BY-SA; converted Hebrew entries retain those terms. Greek pronunciation spellings come from Strong's Greek dictionary, XML edition 1.4 , public domain.

Open in Berean Blue