חֹתָם
cho.tam
“signet”
Definition
a signature-ring
or חֹתָם; from H2856 (חָתַם);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
חֹתָם appears 12 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.
The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.
They also made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and they engraved on it, like an inscription on a seal:HOLY TO THE LORD.
On that day,declares the LORD of Hosts,I will take you, My servant,Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel,declares the LORD,and I will make you like My signet ring,for I have chosen you,declares the LORD of Hosts.”
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