hidden
part of speech
adjective (hidden); verb form (past participle of hide: hide, hides, hid, hidden, hiding)
meaning for a pupil
1) Hidden means put in a place where it cannot easily be seen or found. tree →
2) Hidden can mean secret or not known by others: a hidden meaning. tree →
3) «Has hidden» or «was hidden» is the form of the verb «hide». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Concealed or secret; in the Torah it can mean treasure kept out of sight, and in Sefer Yetzirah secret or deep things. The psalmist also speaks of "hidden faults", sins a person does not notice, and Proverbs of love that is kept hidden and never shown. Interpretation: Tradition speaks of hidden things (the "nistar") as mysteries known to God, while the revealed teachings belong to Israel. Sefer Yetzirah's hidden "places" point to deep divine secrets. "Hidden faults" are read as sins done by mistake, for which a person asks forgiveness. In the primary lessons: In games like hide-and-seek and treasure hunts children look for hidden things. In maths and puzzles a hidden number or pattern is one you must find by thinking. In stories hidden treasure, hidden doors and hidden clues make a mystery. In safety lessons: dangers can be hidden (a hidden step, ice under snow, a hidden current in a river). Phrases: hidden treasure, hidden away, hidden from view, keep hidden.
examples
- They shall call peoples unto the mountain; there shall they offer sacrifices of righteousness; for they shall suck the abundance of the seas, and the hidden treasures of the sand. (Torah DEU.33.19, JPS 1917) tree →
- Both items refer to anatomical hiddenness: the word emerging from the tongue, hidden in the mouth, and circumcision of the genitals, the concealed lower organs revealed during circumcision. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) tree →
- The Eighth Path is called Absolute or Perfect, because it is the means of the primordial, which has no root by which it can cleave, nor rest, except in the hidden places Of GEDULAH. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
- Clear Thou me from hidden faults. (Writings PSA.19.13, JPS 1917) tree →
- How are his hidden places sought out! (Prophets OBA.1.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- Better is open rebuke than love that is hidden. (Writings PRO.27.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- The treasure was hidden under an old tree. tree →
- My brother has hidden my shoes again! tree →
- The cat stayed hidden under the bed during the storm. tree →
- Can you find the hidden animals in this picture? tree →
- There was a hidden message in the story. tree →
- Rocks can be hidden under the water, so don't dive in. tree →
- The sun was hidden behind the clouds. tree →
- She kept her diary hidden in a drawer. tree →
- Somewhere on it is hidden a rich treasure. tree →
note
Forms of hide: hide (now), hid (past), hidden (after has/had/was). Say «I have hidden it», not «I have hid it». Medicines and dangerous things should be put away out of reach, but a secret that someone asks you to keep hidden from your parents is a warning sign.
In the corpora
- And it was told Joshua, saying: 'The five kings are found, hidden in the cave at Makkedah.'
- And the angel of the LORD said unto him: 'Wherefore askest thou after my name, seeing it is hidden?'
- I have announced unto thee new things from this time, even hidden things, which thou hast not known.
- Call unto Me, and I will answer thee, and will tell thee great things, and hidden, which thou knowest not.
- How are his hidden places sought out!
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «hidden» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.