3909. lat
Strong's Lexicon
lat: Secret, secrecy, hidden

Original Word: לָט
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: lat
Pronunciation: laht
Phonetic Spelling: (lawt)
Definition: Secret, secrecy, hidden
Meaning: covered, secret, incantation, secrecy, covertly

Word Origin: Derived from a root that implies secrecy or concealment.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The concept of secrecy or hiddenness in the Greek New Testament can be found in words like κρυπτός (kryptos - Strong's Greek 2927), which also means hidden or secret.

Usage: The Hebrew word "lat" primarily denotes the concept of secrecy or something that is hidden. It is used in contexts where actions or intentions are concealed from others, often implying a sense of privacy or stealth. The term can also carry a negative connotation, suggesting deceit or underhandedness.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of secrecy was significant in both religious and social contexts. Secrecy could be associated with divine mysteries, as well as with human actions that were either righteous or sinful. The idea of hiddenness is also prevalent in wisdom literature, where the hidden things of God are contrasted with human understanding.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from lut
Definition
secrecy, mystery
NASB Translation
secret arts (4), secretly (4).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
secret, incantation

A form of la't or else participle from luwt; properly, covered, i.e. Secret; by implication, incantation; also secrecy or (adverb) covertly:

see HEBREW la't

see HEBREW luwt

Forms and Transliterations
בְּלָטֵיהֶ֑ם בְּלָטֵיהֶ֛ם בַּלָּ֔אט בַּלָּֽט׃ בַּלָּט֙ בַלָּ֔ט בלאט בלט בלט׃ בלטיהם bal·lāṭ ḇal·lāṭ balLat ballāṭ ḇallāṭ bə·lā·ṭê·hem bəlāṭêhem belateiHem valLat
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Englishman's Concordance
Exodus 7:22
HEB: חַרְטֻמֵּ֥י מִצְרַ֖יִם בְּלָטֵיהֶ֑ם וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק לֵב־
NAS: the same with their secret arts; and Pharaoh's
KJV: did so with their enchantments: and Pharaoh's
INT: the magicians of Egypt their secret was hardened heart

Exodus 8:7
HEB: כֵ֥ן הַֽחֲרְטֻמִּ֖ים בְּלָטֵיהֶ֑ם וַיַּעֲל֥וּ אֶת־
NAS: the same with their secret arts, making frogs
KJV: did so with their enchantments, and brought up
INT: the same the magicians their secret come frogs

Exodus 8:18
HEB: כֵ֨ן הַחַרְטֻמִּ֧ים בְּלָטֵיהֶ֛ם לְהוֹצִ֥יא אֶת־
NAS: tried with their secret arts to bring forth
KJV: did so with their enchantments to bring forth
INT: after that the magicians their secret to bring gnats

Judges 4:21
HEB: וַתָּב֤וֹא אֵלָיו֙ בַּלָּ֔אט וַתִּתְקַ֤ע אֶת־
NAS: and went secretly to him and drove
INT: and went about secretly and drove the peg

Ruth 3:7
HEB: הָעֲרֵמָ֑ה וַתָּבֹ֣א בַלָּ֔ט וַתְּגַ֥ל מַרְגְּלֹתָ֖יו
NAS: and she came secretly, and uncovered
KJV: and she came softly, and uncovered
INT: of the heap came secretly and uncovered his feet

1 Samuel 18:22
HEB: אֶל־ דָּוִ֤ד בַּלָּט֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִנֵּ֨ה
NAS: to David secretly, saying,
KJV: with David secretly, and say,
INT: to David secretly saying Behold

1 Samuel 24:4
HEB: אֲשֶׁר־ לְשָׁא֖וּל בַּלָּֽט׃
NAS: of Saul's robe secretly.
KJV: of Saul's robe privily.
INT: of which of Saul's secretly

7 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3909
7 Occurrences


bal·lāṭ — 3 Occ.
bə·lā·ṭê·hem — 3 Occ.
ḇal·lāṭ — 1 Occ.















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