הַסְתֵּר, (Infin. Hif. of סָתַר) ה׳ פנים (from Deut. XXXI, 18) hiding of face, divine anger, refusal to answer prayer. Ḥag. 5ᵃ כל שאינו בה׳ פ׳ וכ׳ he who is not subject to the hiding of face (who does not suffer under general persecution) is none of them (not of Israelitish descent). Ib.ᵇ