שׂוּם

sumVerbH7761

to set: make

From: (Aramaic) corresponding to H7760 (שׂוּם)

Short Definition

{to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)}

Full Lexicon Entry

  1. to set, make, appoint 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to make, make decree, setout (decree) 1a2) to make, appoint 1a3) to set, fix 1b) (Ithp'al) to be made, be set, be laid

Grammar

Part of Speech Verb

Morphology A:V

DescriptionA:V

Occurrences

20 times

Appears 20 times in the Old Testament. Top books include:

Ezra
15
Daniel
5

Key Passages

  • Daniel 2:5
  • Daniel 5:12
  • Ezra 5:8
  • Ezra 5:17
  • Ezra 6:11

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