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In Hebrew: 'To Conceal'

לְהַסְתִּיר
The Talmud connects the name of the Purim story's heroine, אֶסְתֵּר
- Esther - with the concept of concealment, the root of which is ס.ת.ר (s.t.r). Here's a Wikipedia article containing various explanations for the name of אסתר.Deriving from the ס.ת.ר root, we have the verb לְהַסְתִּיר
- to conceal or to hide. להסתיר is an active-causative הִפְעִילverb.
For example:
הִיא הִסְתִּירָה אֶת הַמֵּידַע מֵהַתִּקְשׁוֹרֶת. She concealed the information from the media.
Something concealed is מֻסְתָּר
- a passive-causative הֻפְעַל gerund.
For example:
הוּא נוֹשֵׂא אֶקְדַח מֻסְתָּר. He is carrying a concealed weapon.
A synonym of להסתיר is לְהַחְבִּיא
- to hide (something), usually referring to hiding something physical.
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July 31, 2026 







