Ṭ-Sh-Y means to hide, to put something out of sight so it cannot be found. The Gospels use it for treasure hidden again in a field, for a city on a hill that cannot be hidden, and for doing things in secret.
| Form | Pattern | Transliteration | Script | Standard | Qala rendering |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passive participle, "hidden" | d- + pael passive participle | damṭašyā | דמטשיא ܕ݁ܰܡܛܰܫܝܳܐ | to hide | to hide · conceal · cover from sight |
| Verb, "he hid it" | pael perfect + object suffix | wṭašyāh | וטשיה ܘܛܰܫܝܳܗ | hid | hid it again (Mt 13:44) |
| Verb, "be hidden" | passive imperfect | teṭše | דתטשא ܕ݁ܬ݂ܶܛܫܶܐ | be hid | cannot be hidden (Mt 5:14) |
| Noun, "secrecy" | b- + ṭušyā | bṭušyā | בטושיא ܒ݁ܛܽܘܫܝܳܐ | in secret | in secret (Jn 7:4) |
In the Gospels the verb appears in the Pael, ṭašši, to hide something away (wṭašyāh, Matthew 13:44, with the participle mṭašay, "hidden," in Matthew 10:26 and 13:44), and in the passive Ethpeel, teṭše, to be hidden (Matthew 5:14).
Name one good thing you are keeping hidden for the right time, as the man hid the treasure in the field, and one thing you are trying to hide that others can already see. Then say tashshi, hide, aloud.