cha.vah describes concealing oneself or being concealed from pursuers, danger, or exposure.

The attested uses describe concealment: people are told to withdraw from pursuers or approaching indignation, while others seek concealment in chambers, a field, or hiding places and are exposed when it is no longer possible.

1. Concealing oneself from pursuit or exposure · dominant

   In Joshua 2:16, the Niphal sequential perfect addresses a group directed to the hill country while pursuers are nearby; the APB renders, "Hide there three days until the pursuers return." In 1 Kings 22:25 and 2 Kings 7:12, Niphal infinitive constructs occur in statements about going to hide, respectively from chamber to chamber and in a field. Isaiah 26:20 gives a Qal imperative calling the people to enter chambers and shut doors, while Jeremiah 49:10 says that the exposed person "will not be able to hide himself."

   Joshua 2:161 Kings 22:252 Kings 7:12Isaiah 26:20Jeremiah 49:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the cited verses, the APB presents the action with "hide," "to hide," and "hide himself," in settings of pursuit, withdrawal into chambers, and exposure. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than fixing a separate English equivalent for each form.