Strong’s H4564 · Hebrew
מַסְתֵּר
maçtêr
mas-tare'
Definition
properly, a hider, i.e. (abstractly) a hiding, i.e. aversion
Etymology
from H5641 (סָתַר);
Where the KJV renders it
- hid
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