Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HIDE, v.t. [pret. hid; pp. hid, hidden. Sax. hydan; W. cuziaw; Arm. cuza, or cuddyo, or kytho; Corn. kitha; Russ. kutayu; Gr. κευθω. In Sw. hydda, Dan. hytte, is a hut; and the Sw. hyda, förhyda, Dan. forhuer, to sheathe a ship, seem to be the same word. Hood as well as hut, may belong to this root. See Class Gd, No. 26, 31, 43, 55.]

1. To conceal; to withhold or withdraw from sight; to place in any state or position in which the view is intercepted from the object. The intervention of the moon between the earth and the sun hides the latter from our sight. The people in Turkey hide their grain in the earth. No human being can hide his crimes or his neglect of duty from his Maker.
2. To conceal from knowledge; to keep secret. Depart to the mountains; hide yourselves there three days. Josh. ii. Tell me now what thou hast done – hide it not from me. Josh. vii.
3. In Scripture, not to confess or disclose; or to excuse and extenuate. I acknowledged my sin to thee, and my iniquity have I not hid. Ps. xxxii.
4. To protect; to keep in safety. In the time of trouble, he shall hide me in his pavilion. Ps. xxvii. To hide the face from, to overlook; to pardon. Hide thy face from my sins. Ps. li. To hide the face, to withdraw spiritual presence, support and consolation. Thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled. Ps. xxx. To hide one's self, to put one's self in a condition to be safe; to secure protection. The prudent man foreseeth the evil and hideth himself. Prov. xxii.