BDB3255
חֹתֶ֫מֶת noun feminine signet-ring — only ׳ הַח Gen 38:25 ( J ; for I. חֹתָם Gen 38:18) the signet-ring (according to BöNÄ i. 23 feminine collective the sealing-apparatus).
Strong's Lexicon
H2858
H2858 — חוֹתֶמֶת
Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | H2858 |
|---|---|
| Word: | חוֹתֶמֶת |
| Part of Speech: | noun fem |
| Etymology: | feminine active participle of H2856 |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | chothemeth |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | kho-the-meth |
| Meaning: | 1. a seal |
| KJV Renderings: | signet. |
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Other Resources
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Englishman's Hebrew Concordance
חותמת (ghoh-theh’-meth)
Genesis 38:25
- KJV: When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.
- EHCC: the signet, and bracelets, and staff,
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