סָתַם

sa.tamVerbH5640

to close

From: or שָׂתַם; (Numbers 24:15), a primitive root;

Short Definition

to stop up; by implication, to repair; figuratively, to keep secret

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to stop up, shut up, keep close 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stop up 1a2) to shut up, keep close 1a3) secret (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be stopped up 1c) (Piel) to stop up

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology H:V

DescriptionHebrew Verb

Occurrences

12 times

Appears 12 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

2 Chronicles
3
Daniel
3
2 Kings
2
Genesis
2
Ezk
1

Key Passages

  • 2 Chronicles 32:3
  • 2 Chronicles 32:30
  • 2 Kings 3:25
  • Daniel 12:9
  • Ezk 28:3

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Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.