mis.tar denotes a concealed place, especially a place used for lurking, ambush, or keeping something out of view.

The term denotes concealed locations: most often places from which a predator or hostile person lurks against the vulnerable, and elsewhere private or hidden places that can be searched, exposed, or associated with concealed riches.

1. Concealed places for concealment or ambush · dominant

   The noun identifies a concealed location in scenes of lurking or concealment. In Psalm 10:8 and Psalm 10:9 the APB renders the clauses with an attacker sitting or lying in wait to kill and catch the afflicted; Lamentations 3:10 similarly pictures a lion in concealed places. In Jeremiah 23:24 and Jeremiah 49:10, the APB renders places where someone might hide and places that are uncovered, while Isaiah 45:3 places riches among what is hidden.

   Psalm 10:8Psalm 10:9Lamentations 3:10Jeremiah 23:24Jeremiah 49:10Isaiah 45:3

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with wording such as "hiding places," "the hiding place," "secret places," and "hidden riches" across the verses. These renderings reflect each verse's larger scene of concealment, but the translation does not mark a fixed English equivalent for the noun.