tsa.phan denotes keeping something concealed or held in reserve, whether a person, words, knowledge, or an intended act.

The verb most often concerns placing persons, things, or matters out of view or keeping them protected from exposure; it also describes holding words, knowledge, wealth, and consequences in reserve, and in hostile settings it marks lying concealed in ambush.

1. Concealing or sheltering from exposure · dominant

   The Qal sequential imperfects in Exodus 2:2 and Joshua 2:4 occur where a woman puts a child and two men out of sight. In Job 14:13 the Hiphil imperfect asks to be hidden in Sheol, while Psalm 27:5 describes being kept in a protected place during distress.

   Exodus 2:2Exodus 2:3Joshua 2:4Job 14:13Jeremiah 16:17Psalm 27:5
2. Keeping something in reserve or inwardly held · common

   The verb marks words and commands kept with or within a person in Proverbs 2:1, Proverbs 7:1, and Psalm 119:11. It also concerns reserves of knowledge, wealth, or consequences: Proverbs 10:14 says the wise keep knowledge, and Job 21:19 places evil in reserve for sons.

   Job 21:19Job 23:12Proverbs 10:14Proverbs 2:1Proverbs 7:1Psalm 119:11
3. Lying concealed in ambush · occasional

   In Proverbs 1:11 the Qal cohortative appears in an invitation to lie in wait for blood, and Proverbs 1:18 says that such people lie in wait for their own blood. Psalm 10:8 likewise situates the action in hiding places where the innocent are attacked.

   Proverbs 1:11Proverbs 1:18Psalm 10:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB uses “hid,” “hidden,” “treasure,” “stored up,” and “lie in wait.” These variations reflect the surrounding clauses rather than a fixed English equivalent.