Strong's Lexicon

H5640

H5640 — סָתַם שָׂתַם

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

Hebrewcathamverb-stemOccurrences: 14TWOT: 1550

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5640
Word:סָתַם שָׂתַם
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:14
Transliteration:catham
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:saw-tham' (or satham (Numbers 24) v.
Meaning:1. to stop up 2. (by implication) to repair 3. (figuratively) to keep secret
KJV Renderings:closed up, hidden, secret, shut out (up), stop.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5722

סָתַם verb stop up, shut up, keep close (Late Hebrew id.; ᵑ7 סְתַם id.; Syriac [untranscribed source text 3670] ( [untranscribed source text 3671] very rare); Arabic [untranscribed source text 3672] close door Lane1334, and [untranscribed source text 3673] Kam Frey, are perhaps loan-words);

compare Assyrian bit sutummu , storehouse, treasury, ZehnpfBAS i. 531. —
Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ ס 2Chr 32:30 Imperfect 2 masculine plural תִּסְתֹּ֑מוּ 2Kgs 3:19 3 masculine plural יִסְתֹּ֑מוּ 2Kgs 3:25, וַיִּסְתְּמוּ 2Chr 32:4 Imperative masculine singular סְתֹם Dan 8:26; Dan 12:4 Infinitive construct לִסְתּוֺם 2Chr 32:3 Passive participle סָתוּם Ezek 28:3, סָתֻם Ps 51:8, plural סְתֻמִים Dan 12:9 —
1. stop up springs of water 2Kgs 3:19; 2Kgs 3:25; 2Chr 32:3; 2Chr 32:4, compare 2Chr 32:30 .
2. shut up, keep close, prophetic words Dan 8:26; Dan 12:4; Dan 12:9 בְּסָתֻם Ps 51:8 in (the) closed (chamber of the breast; || טֻחוֺת ). — כָּלסָֿתוּם Ezek 28:3 usually no secret is too dark for thee, but doubtful (see II. עמם ); ᵐ5 σοφοί, Co חַרְטֻמִּים < Toy חֲכָמִים, or Berthol. קֹסְמִים.
Niph`al Infinitive construct לְהִסָּתֵם Neh 4:1 the breaches [in the walls] had begun to be stopped up.
Pi`el Perfect 3 plural suffix סִתְּמוּם Gen 26:16 Imperfect 3 masculine plural suffix וַיְסַתְּמוּם Gen 26:18, both of stopping wells quite up ( R JE ).


BDB8353

שָׂתַם verb usually stop up, in sense of shut out, shut ears against (late || form of סָתַם; yet awkward; BaES 9 compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 5353] frustrate, disappoint); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular תְּפִלָּתִי ׳ שׂ Lam 3:8 (> van d. H. שָׂתָם) he (׳ י) hath shut out my prayer (Bu ׳ מתּ ׳ שׂ shut up [himself] from).


Other Resources

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

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