Strong's Lexicon

H2413

H2413 — חָטַם

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewchatamverb-stemOccurrences: 1TWOT: 641

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H2413
Word:	חָטַם
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	1
Transliteration:	chatam
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	khaw-tam'
Meaning:	1. to stop
KJV Renderings:	refrain.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB2708

חָטַם verb hold in, restrain (Arabic [untranscribed source text 1729] strike the nose, attach the [untranscribed source text 1730] = camel-halter, [untranscribed source text 1731] noun muzzle, nose of beast; Late Hebrew חֲטָם nose-ring of camel, חוֺטָם; Aramaic חוּטְמָא nose; compare חטם, Inscription Zinjirli; according to DHM^{Sendsch. 34, of taming wild beasts}) —

Qal Imperfect אֶחֱטָםלָֿ֑ךְ לְבִלְתִּי הַכְרִיֶתךָ ׃ Isa 48:9 I will restrain for thee (mine anger), not to cut thee off (|| אַאֲרִיךְ אַפִּי).

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

חטם (g’hāh-tam’)

Isaiah 48:9

KJV: For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.

EHCC: for my praise will I refrain for thee,