lat · secret arts; secretly

What it means

lat (לָט) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “secret arts; secretly”.

Secretly, softly (Ruth 3:7); in Exodus, secret arts, spells done in hiding.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Without a sound and without drawing anyone's notice.
2. Magic spells worked in hiding.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• secret arts ×3
• quietly ×1
• secret ×1
• secretly ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Exodus×3
• Ruth×1
• 1 Samuel×2

• Exodus 7:22

  But the magicians of Egypt did the same by their secret arts; and the heart of Pharaoh became obstinate, and he did not listen to them, as YHWH had said.

• Exodus 8:7

  But the magicians did the same by their secret arts and brought up frogs on the land of Egypt.

• Exodus 8:18

  The magicians did the same by their secret arts to bring forth gnats, but they could not. And there were gnats on people and on animals.

• Ruth 3:7

  Boaz ate and drank, and his heart was glad, and he went to lie down at the end of the heap. Then she came quietly, uncovered his feet, and lay down.

• 1 Samuel 18:22

  Saul commanded his servants, “Speak to David in secret, saying, ‘Look, the king delights in you, and all his servants love you; and now, become son-in-law to the king.’”

• 1 Samuel 24:4

  David’s men said to him, “Look, the day of which YHWH said to you, ‘Look, I am giving your enemy into your hand, and you shall do to him as seems good in your eyes.’” David arose and cut off the edge of the robe that belonged to Saul secretly.