Help QuickNav Adv. Options
NLT

NLT

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H7761 - śûm

Choose a new font size and typeface
שׂוּם
Transliteration
śûm
Pronunciation
soom
Listen
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to שׂוּם (H7760)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 3006

Strong’s Definitions

שׂוּם sûwm, soom; (Aramaic) corresponding to H7760:— command, give, lay, make, name, regard, set.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x

The KJV translates Strong's H7761 in the following manner: made (15x), commanded (3x), give (2x), laid (2x), have (1x), named (1x), miscellaneous (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x
The KJV translates Strong's H7761 in the following manner: made (15x), commanded (3x), give (2x), laid (2x), have (1x), named (1x), miscellaneous (2x).

  1. to set, make, appoint

    1. (P'al)

      1. to make, make decree, set out (decree)

      2. to make, appoint

      3. to set, fix

    2. (Ithp'al) to be made, be set, be laid

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שׂוּם sûwm, soom; (Aramaic) corresponding to H7760:— command, give, lay, make, name, regard, set.
STRONGS H7761: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

[שׂוּם], שִׂים verb set, make (see Biblical Hebrew H7760; for Persian influence on usage compare Scheft65); —
Pe. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שָׂם Ezra 5:3 +, suffix שָׂמֵהּ Ezra 5:14; 2nd person masculine singular, שַׂ֫מְתָּ Daniel 3:10; 1st person singular שָׂ֫מֶת טְעֵם Ezra 6:12; 3rd person masculine plural שָׂמוּ Daniel 3:12; Imperative masculine plural שִׂ֫ימוּ Ezra 4:21; —
1. make, accusative טְעֵם = make decree Daniel 3:10; Ezra 6:1, Ezra 6:12 + verb finite Ezra 6:8, + infinitive Ezra 4:21; Ezra 5:13 and (with ל person) Ezra 5:3; Ezra 5:9.
2. make, appoint, one's name Daniel 5:12 (2 accusative), one to office Ezra 5:14 (2 accusative).
3. set, fix, accusative בָּל mind, Daniel 6:15 [Daniel 6:14] (with infinitive); accusative טְעֵם Daniel 3:12; Daniel 6:14 pay due regard (טְעֵם) to (עַל person).
Pe`îl 3rd person masculine singular מִנִּי שִׂים טְעֵם Ezra 4:19, from me a decree is made, so Ezra 5:17; Ezra 6:8, Ezra 6:11; Ezra 7:13, Ezra 7:21; Daniel 3:29; Daniel 4:3 [Daniel 4:6]; Daniel 6:27 [Daniel 6:26]; literal 3rd person feminine singular שֻׂמַת (read probably שִׂימַת K§ 45, Beisp. 1. d)) Daniel 6:18 (of stone, עַל local).
Hithpe. be made: Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִתְּשָׂם Ezra 4:24 (of decree, טְעֵס with מִן agent.); 3rd person masculine plural יִתְּשָׂמוּן Daniel 2:5 subject of thing + noun predicate be made into; Participle מִתְּשָׂם Ezra 5:8 literally be set, laid, of wood, ב of wall.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

4:19; 4:21; 4:21; 4:24; 5:3; 5:3; 5:8; 5:9; 5:13; 5:14; 5:14; 5:17; 6:1; 6:8; 6:8; 6:11; 6:12; 6:12; 7:13; 7:21

Daniel

2:5; 3:10; 3:10; 3:12; 3:12; 3:29; 4:6; 5:12; 6:14; 6:14; 6:18; 6:26

H7761

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7761 matches the Hebrew שׂוּם (śûm),
which occurs 16 times in 15 verses in 'Ezr' in the WLC Hebrew.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:19

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:19 - I ordered a search of the records and have found that Jerusalem has indeed been a hotbed of insurrection against many kings. In fact, rebellion and revolt are normal there!

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 4:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:21 - Therefore, issue orders to have these men stop their work. That city must not be rebuilt except at my express command.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:3 - But Tattenai, governor of the province west of the Euphrates River,[fn] and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues soon arrived in Jerusalem and asked, “Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and restore this structure?”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:8 - “The king should know that we went to the construction site of the Temple of the great God in the province of Judah. It is being rebuilt with specially prepared stones, and timber is being laid in its walls. The work is going forward with great energy and success.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:9 - “We asked the leaders, ‘Who gave you permission to rebuild this Temple and restore this structure?’

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:13 - However, King Cyrus of Babylon,[fn] during the first year of his reign, issued a decree that the Temple of God should be rebuilt.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:14 - King Cyrus returned the gold and silver cups that Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the Temple of God in Jerusalem and had placed in the temple of Babylon. These cups were taken from that temple and presented to a man named Sheshbazzar, whom King Cyrus appointed as governor of Judah.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 5:17 - “Therefore, if it pleases the king, we request that a search be made in the royal archives of Babylon to discover whether King Cyrus ever issued a decree to rebuild God’s Temple in Jerusalem. And then let the king send us his decision in this matter.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:1 - So King Darius issued orders that a search be made in the Babylonian archives, which were stored in the treasury.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:3 - “In the first year of King Cyrus’s reign, a decree was sent out concerning the Temple of God at Jerusalem. “Let the Temple be rebuilt on the site where Jews used to offer their sacrifices, using the original foundations. Its height will be ninety feet, and its width will be ninety feet.[fn]

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:8 - “Moreover, I hereby decree that you are to help these elders of the Jews as they rebuild this Temple of God. You must pay the full construction costs, without delay, from my taxes collected in the province west of the Euphrates River so that the work will not be interrupted.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:11 - “Those who violate this decree in any way will have a beam pulled from their house. Then they will be tied to it and flogged, and their house will be reduced to a pile of rubble.[fn]

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 6:12 - May the God who has chosen the city of Jerusalem as the place to honor his name destroy any king or nation that violates this command and destroys this Temple. “I, Darius, have issued this decree. Let it be obeyed with all diligence.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:13 - “I decree that any of the people of Israel in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may volunteer to return to Jerusalem with you.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ezr 7:21

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 7:21 - “I, Artaxerxes the king, hereby send this decree to all the treasurers in the province west of the Euphrates River[fn]: ‘You are to give Ezra, the priest and teacher of the law of the God of heaven, whatever he requests of you.
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NLT
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
NLT
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan