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Lexicon :: Strong's H2368 - ḥôṯām

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חוֹתָם
Transliteration
ḥôṯām
Pronunciation
kho-thawm'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 780a

Strong’s Definitions

חוֹתָם chôwthâm, kho-thawm'; or חֹתָם chôthâm; from H2856; a signature-ring:—seal, signet.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x

The KJV translates Strong's H2368 in the following manner: signet (9x), seal (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 14x
The KJV translates Strong's H2368 in the following manner: signet (9x), seal (5x).

  1. seal, signet, signet-ring

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חוֹתָם chôwthâm, kho-thawm'; or חֹתָם chôthâm; from H2856; a signature-ring:—seal, signet.
STRONGS H2368: Abbreviations
† I. חֹתָם, חוֺתָם noun masculineJob 41:7 seal, signet-ring (Aramaic axmtxo; Ethiopic ሚኀተሞ፡ — see LagBN 116) — absolute חֹתָם Exodus 28:11 + 2 times; חוֺתָם Jeremiah 22:24 + 8 times; suffix חֹתָֽמְךָ Genesis 38:18, חֹתָמוֺ 1 Kings 21:8; — on supposed construct חוֺתַם see foregoing H2856; — seal, signet-ring, hung by a cord (פָּתִיל) about the neck Genesis 38:18 (J; = חֹתֶמֶת Genesis 38:25), or (later ?) worn on (finger of) right hand Jeremiah 22:24, (BenzArchäol. 106); the two customs apparently combined Songs 8:6 (עַללִֿבֶֹּךָ, עַלזְֿרוֺעֶךָ); used to attest a royal missive 1 Kings 21:8 (instrumental of verb חתם); a precious article Haggai 2:23 (simile of Zerubbabel); מִּתּוּחֵי ח׳ engravings of a seal, as model for cutting names and inscription on precious stones and gold plate Exodus 28:11, 21, 26; Exodus 39:6, 14, 30 (all P; see Benz258ff.); חֹמֶר ח׳ Job 38:14 = clay of (under) a signet; צָ֑ר ח׳ Job 41:7 a close signet, i.e. one that is closely pressed down, simile of closely joined (סָגוּר) scales of crocodile.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

38:18; 38:18; 38:25

Exodus

28:11; 28:11; 28:21; 28:26; 39:6; 39:14; 39:30

1 Kings

21:8; 21:8

Job

38:14; 41:7; 41:7

Song of Songs

8:6

Jeremiah

22:24; 22:24

Haggai

2:23

H2368

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Strong's Number H2368 matches the Hebrew חוֹתָם (ḥôṯām),
which occurs 14 times in 13 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 38:18

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 38:18 - And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy lace, and thy staff which is in thy hand. And he gave it her, and went in to her; and she conceived by him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:11 - According to the work of an engraver in stone, as the engravings of a seal, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the sons of Israel; surrounded by enclosures of gold shalt thou make them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:21 - And the stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, engraved as a seal: every one according to his name shall they be for the twelve tribes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 28:36

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:36 - And thou shalt make a thin plate of pure gold, and engrave on it, as the engravings of a seal, Holiness to Jehovah!

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:6 - And they wrought the onyx stones mounted in enclosures of gold, engraved with the engravings of a seal, according to the names of the sons of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:14

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:14 - And the stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names, engraved as a seal, every one according to his name, for the twelve tribes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 39:30

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 39:30 - And they made the thin plate, the holy diadem, of pure gold, and wrote on it with the writing of the engravings of a seal, Holiness to Jehovah!

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:8 - And she wrote a letter in Ahab's name, and sealed it with his seal, and sent the letter to the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:14 - It is changed like the signet-clay; and all things stand forth as in a garment:

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 41:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 41:15 - The rows of his shields are a pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 8:6 - Set me as a seal upon thy heart, As a seal upon thine arm: For love is strong as death; Jealousy is cruel as Sheol: The flashes thereof are flashes of fire, Flames of Jah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 22:24 - As I live, saith Jehovah, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim, the king of Judah, were a signet upon my right hand, yet will I pluck thee thence;

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Unchecked Copy Box Hag 2:23

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:23 - In that day, saith Jehovah of hosts, will I take thee, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant, saith Jehovah, and will make thee as a signet; for I have chosen thee, saith Jehovah of hosts.
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