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Lexicon :: Strong's H2856 - ḥāṯam

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חָתַם
Transliteration
ḥāṯam
Pronunciation
khaw-tham'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 780

Strong’s Definitions

חָתַם châtham, khaw-tham'; a primitive root; to close up; especially to seal:—make an end, mark, seal (up), stop.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's H2856 in the following manner: seal (18x), seal up (6x), marked (1x), stopped (1x), variant (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's H2856 in the following manner: seal (18x), seal up (6x), marked (1x), stopped (1x), variant (1x).

  1. to seal, seal up, affix a seal

    1. (Qal)

      1. to seal, affix one's seal

      2. to seal up, fasten up by sealing

    2. (Niphal) to seal

    3. (Piel) to lock up

    4. (Hiphil) to be stopped

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
חָתַם châtham, khaw-tham'; a primitive root; to close up; especially to seal:—make an end, mark, seal (up), stop.
STRONGS H2856: Abbreviations
† חָתַם verb seal, affix seal, seal up (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic חֲתַם, Mtxo; Ethiopic ኀተመ፡ Arabic خَتَمَ (whence خَاتَمً) is loan-word according to Frä252) —
Qal Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יַחְתֹּם Job 9:7; Job 33:6, יַחְתּוֺם Job 37:7, וַיַּחְתֹּם Esther 8:10, etc.; Imperative חֲתֹם Daniel 12:4, חֲתוֺם Isaiah 8:16, חִתְמוּ Esther 8:8; Infinitive absolute חָתוֺם Jeremiah 32:44; construct לַחְתֹּם Daniel 9:24, + Daniel 9:24 Kt (Qr לְהָתֵם); Participle active חוֺתֵם Ezekiel 28:12; pass. חָתוּם Deuteronomy 32:24 + 2 times, etc.; —
1. seal, affix one's seal, in attestation; seal with king's seal (בְּחֹתָמוֺ) 1 Kings 21:8, בְּטַבַּעַת המלך Esther 8:8, 10; of covenant with י׳, attested by seal (passive) Nehemiah 10:1; Nehemiah 10:2; figurative, of י׳ putting his seal upon (בְּ) discipline, i.e. ratifying it, Job 33:16; perhaps also upon hand of man (that man may know י׳'s ways) Job 37:7 see De; Di below 2. seal up hand of man, so that he cannot work with it (in winter).
2. seal up, fasten up by sealing, a deed of sale Jeremiah 32:10, 11 (opposed to הַגָּלוּי that which was left open), Jeremiah 32:14; Jeremiah 32:44, a book of prophecy Daniel 12:4 (|| סְתֹם הַדְּבָרים), compare Daniel 12:9 (|| id.), Daniel 9:24b; so in simile of unintelligible prophecy Isaiah 29:11 (twice in verse); חֲתֹם תּוֺרָה בְּלְמֻּדָ֑י Isaiah 8:16 seal up the teaching among my disciples, i.e. keep it securely (|| צוֺר); of י׳'s remembrance of offences חָתוּם בְּאוֺצְרֹתָ֑י Deuteronomy 32:34 (|| כָּמֻס עְמָּדִי), so פִּשְׁעִי בִּצְרוֺר חָתוּם Job 14:17 (|| עַל־עֲוֹנִי וַתִּטְפֹּל); מַעְיָן חָתוּם Songs 4:12 a fountain sealed up, metaphor of chaste woman (|| גַּן (גַּל) נָעוּל); וּבְעַד כּוֺכָבִים יַח׳ Job 9:7 and about the stars he putteth a seal (|| of forbidding sun to rise). — אַתָּה חוֺתֵם תָּכְנִית Ezekiel 28:12 is obscure: thou wast one sealing proportion, i.e. perfection, — wast complete perfection, Ges Sm.; wast a sealer of symmetry see Da; wast a seal (ring) — i.e. חוֺתַם construct — of proportion Manuscripts Greek Version of the LXX Vulgate Hi compare Ew; text perhaps corrupt, see suggestions in Co. — Daniel 9:24a read Qr לְהָתֵם (see תמם). Job 33:16; Job 37:7 see below 1.
Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular [or Participle?] נִכְתָּ֔ב וְנֶחְתָּ֖ם Esther 3:12 (it was) written and sealed בְּטַבַּעַת הַמֶּלֶךְ; Infinitive absolute וְנַחְתּוֺם Esther 8:8 (continuing participle נִכְתָּ֣ב) also + בְּטַבַּעַת הַמּ׳; both passive of Qal 1.
Pi. Perfect 3rd person plural יוֺמָם חִתְּמוּלָֿמוֺ Job 24:16 literally by day they seal up for themselves, i.e. according to most, they shut themselves up, do not shew themselves (|| לֹא יָדְעוּ אוֺר); Greek Version of the LXX C has ἡμέρας ἐσφράγισαν εἀυτοῖ ς (B and others εἁυτους), whence Siegf conjecture plausibly ל׳ יָמִים ח׳ they seal up the days unto themselves, i.e. daytime is for them sealed up and unused.
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular אוֺהֶֿחְתִּים בְּשָׁרוֺ מִזּוֺבוֺ Leviticus 15:3 or hath his flesh (genital organ) shewn stoppage by reason of his flux.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H2857.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Leviticus

15:3

Deuteronomy

32:24; 32:34

1 Kings

21:8

Nehemiah

10:1; 10:2

Esther

3:12; 8:8; 8:8; 8:8; 8:10; 8:10

Job

9:7; 9:7; 14:17; 24:16; 33:6; 33:16; 33:16; 37:7; 37:7; 37:7

Song of Songs

4:12

Isaiah

8:16; 8:16; 29:11

Jeremiah

32:10; 32:11; 32:14; 32:44; 32:44

Ezekiel

28:12; 28:12

Daniel

9:24; 9:24; 9:24; 9:24; 12:4; 12:4; 12:9

H2856

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Strong's Number H2856 matches the Hebrew חָתַם (ḥāṯam),
which occurs 27 times in 24 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 15:3 - وَنَجَاسَتُهُ فِي سَيَلانِهِ، سَوَاءٌ أَفْرَزَ الْبَدَنُ السَّيَلانَ أَمِ احْتَبَسَهُ، فَذَلِكَ يَكُونُ نَجَاسَتَهُ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:34

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:34 - أَلَيْسَ هَذَا مُدَّخَراً عِنْدِي مَخْتُوماً عَلَيْهِ فِي خَزَائِنِي؟

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:8 - ثُمَّ حَرَّرَتْ رَسَائِلَ بِاسْمِ آخْابَ، وَخَتَمَتْهَا بِخَاتَمِهِ وَبَعَثَتْ بِها إِلَى شُيُوخِ وَوُجَهَاءِ يَزْرَعِيلَ حَيْثُ يُقِيمُ نَابُوتُ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:38

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:38 - فَمِنْ أَجْلِ ذَلِكَ كُلِّهِ هَا نَحْنُ نُبْرِمُ مَعَكَ مِيثَاقاً مَكْتُوباً يُوَقِّعُهُ رُؤَسَاؤُنَا وَلاوِيُّونَا وَكَهَنَتُنَا».

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 10:1 - أَمَّا الَّذِينَ وَقَّعُوا عَلَى الْمِيثَاقِ فَهُمُ: الْحَاكِمُ نَحَمْيَا بْنُ حَكَلْيَا وَصِدْقِيَّا،

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 3:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 3:12 - وَفِي الْيَوْمِ الثَّالِثَ عَشَرَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الأَوَّلِ اسْتُدْعِيَ كُتَّابُ الْمَلِكِ وَأُمْلِيَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوَامِرُ هَامَانَ إِلَى وُلاةِ الْمَلِكِ وَإِلَى حُكَّامِ كُلِّ إِقْلِيمٍ بِإِقْلِيمِهِ، وَإِلَى رُؤَسَاءِ كُلِّ شَعْبٍ بِشَعْبِهِ، حَسَبَ لُغَةِ كُلِّ إِقْلِيمٍ وَلَهْجَةِ أَهْلِهَا، وَوَقَّعَ تِلْكَ الرَّسَائِلَ بِاسْمِ الْمَلِكِ أَحَشْوِيرُوشَ وَخَتَمَهَا بِخَاتَمِهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:8 - فَاكْتُبَا أَنْتُمَا إِلَى الْيَهُودِ بِكُلِّ مَا تَرَيَانِهِ مُنَاسِباً بِاسْمِ الْمَلِكِ، وَاخْتُمَاهُ بِخَاتَمِهِ، لأَنَّ الْمَرَاسِيمَ الَّتِي تُسَنُّ بِاسْمِ الْمَلِكِ وَتُخْتَمُ بِخَاتَمِهِ لَا تُبْطَلُ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Est 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEst 8:10 - وَهَكَذَا كُتِبَتْ هَذِهِ الْمَرَاسِيمُ بِاسْمِ الْمَلِكِ، وَخُتِمَتْ بِخَاتَمِهِ، وَحَمَلَهَا رُكَّابُ الْجِيَادِ وَالْبِغَالِ عَلَى بَرِيدِ خَيْلِ الْمَلِكِ الأَصِيلَةِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:7 - هُوَ الَّذِي يُصْدِرُ أَمْرَهُ إِلَى الشَّمْسِ فَلا تُشْرِقُ، وَيَخْتِمُ عَلَى النُّجُومِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:17 - فَتَخْتِمُ مَعْصِيَتِي فِي صُرَّةٍ، وَتَسْتُرُ ذَنْبِي.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:16 - يَنْقُبُونَ البُيُوتَ لَيْلاً، وَفِي النَّهَارِ يُغْلِقُونَ عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ فَلا يَعْرِفُونَ النُّورَ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:16 - عِنْدَئِذٍ يَفْتَحُ آذَانَ النَّاسِ وَيُرْعِبُهُمْ بِتَحْذِيرَاتِهِ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 37:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:7 - يُوْقِفُ كُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ عَنْ عَمَلِهِ، لِيُدْرِكَ كُلُّ النَّاسِ الَّذِينَ خَلَقَهُمْ حَقِيقَةَ قُوَّتِهِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Sng 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxSng 4:12 - أَنْتِ جَنَّةٌ مُغْلَقَةٌ يَا أُخْتِي الْعَرُوسَ. أَنْتِ عَيْنٌ مُقْفَلَةٌ وَيَنْبُوعٌ مَخْتُومٌ!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:16 - فَادَّخِرِ الشَّهَادَةَ وَأَوْدِعِ الشَّرِيعَةَ فِي قُلُوبِ تَلامِيذِي.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:11 - وَصَارَتْ لَكُمْ هَذِهِ الرُّؤْيَا جَمِيعُهَا كَكَلِمَاتِ كِتَابٍ مَخْتُومٍ، حِينَ يُنَاوِلُونَهُ لِمَنْ يُتْقِنُ الْقِرَاءَةَ قَائِلِينَ: اقْرَأْ هَذَا، يُجِيبُ: لَا أَسْتَطِيعُ لأَنَّهُ مَخْتُومٌ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:10 - ثُمَّ سَجَّلْتُ عَقْدَ الْبَيْعِ فِي صَكٍّ وَخَتَمْتُهُ، وَأَشْهَدْتُ شُهُوداً، وَوَزَنْتُ الْفِضَّةَ بِمِيزَانٍ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:11 - وَأَخَذْتُ صَكَّ الْبَيْعِ الْمَخْتُومَ الْمُتَضَمِّنَ بُنُودَ الْعَقْدِ مَعَ نُسْخَةٍ غَيْرِ مَخْتُومَةٍ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:14 - ’هَذَا مَا يُعْلِنُهُ الرَّبُّ الْقَدِيرُ إِلَهُ إِسْرَائِيلَ: خُذْ هَذَيْنِ الصَّكَّيْنِ: صَكَّ الْبَيْعِ الْمَخْتُومَ، وَالصَّكَّ غَيْرَ الْمَخْتُومِ، وَاحْفَظْهُمَا فِي إِنَاءٍ خَزَفِيٍّ لِمُدَّةٍ طَوِيلَةٍ،

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:44

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:44 - فَتُشْتَرَى الْحُقُولُ بِفِضَّةٍ، وَتُسَجَّلُ بُنُودُ الْعُقُودِ فِي الصُّكُوكِ وَتُخْتَمُ، وَيُوَقِّعُ الشُّهُودُ فِي أَرْضِ بِنْيَامِينَ وَالْقُرَى الْمُجَاوِرَةِ لأُورُشَلِيمَ، وَفِي مُدُنِ يَهُوذَا وَفِي الْمَنَاطِقِ الْجَبَلِيَّةِ وَفِي مُدُنِ السَّهْلِ، وَمُدُنِ الْجَنُوبِ لأَنِّي أَرُدُّ سَبْيَهُمْ، يَقُولُ الرَّبُّ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 28:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:12 - «يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ، انْدُبْ مَلِكَ صُورَ بِمَرْثَاةٍ وَقُلْ لَهُ هَذَا مَا يُعْلِنُهُ السَّيِّدُ الرَّبُّ: كُنْتَ خَاتِمَ الْكَمَالِ، مُفْعَماً بِالْحِكْمَةِ وَكَامِلَ الْجَمَالِ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 9:24 - قَدْ صَدَرَ الْقَضَاءُ أَنْ يَمْضِيَ سَبْعُونَ أُسْبُوعاً عَلَى شَعْبِكَ وَعَلَى مَدِينَةِ قُدْسِكَ، لِلانْتِهَاءِ مِنَ الْمَعْصِيَةِ وَالْقَضَاءِ عَلَى الْخَطِيئَةِ، وَلِلتَّكْفِيرِ عَنِ الإِثْمِ، وَلإِشَاعَةِ الْبِرِّ الأَبَدِيِّ وَخَتْمِ الرُّؤْيَا وَالنُّبُوءَةِ وَلِمَسْحِ قُدُّوسِ الْقُدُّوسِينَ.

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:4 - أَمَّا أَنْتَ يَا دَانِيَالُ فَاكْتُمِ الْكَلامَ، وَاخْتِمْ عَلَى الْكِتَابِ إِلَى مِيعَادِ النِّهَايَةِ. وَكَثِيرُونَ يَطُوفُونَ فِي الأَرْضِ وَتَزْدَادُ الْمَعْرِفَةُ».

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Unchecked Copy Box Dan 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 12:9 - فَأَجَابَ: «اذْهَبْ يَا دَانِيَالُ لأَنَّ الْكَلِمَاتِ مَكْتُومَةٌ وَمَخْتُومَةٌ إِلَى وَقْتِ النِّهَايَةِ.
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