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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #5640 - שָׂתַם

Transliteration

çâtham

Phonetics

saw-tham', saw-tham'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

Verb

TWOT

1550

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs'

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

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 1758 ‑ ἐνέχω (en‑ekh'‑o); 2572 ‑ καλύπτω (kal‑oop'‑to); 2598 ‑ καταβάλλω (kat‑ab‑al'‑lo); 2619 ‑ κατακαλύπτω (kat‑ak‑al‑oop'‑to); 3146 ‑ μαστιγόω (mas‑tig‑o'‑o); 4972 ‑ σφραγίζω (sfrag‑id'‑zo); 5420 ‑ φράσσω (fras'‑so);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

KJV (14)

Genesis 2

2 Kings 2

2 Chronicles 3

Nehemiah 1

Psalms 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

Daniel 3

NAS (16)

Genesis 2

2 Kings 2

2 Chronicles 4

Nehemiah 1

Psalms 2

Ezekiel 1

Daniel 4

HCS (14)

Genesis 2

2 Kings 2

2 Chronicles 3

Nehemiah 1

Psalms 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

Daniel 3

BSB (15)

Genesis 2

Deuteronomy 1

2 Kings 2

2 Chronicles 3

Nehemiah 1

Psalms 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

Daniel 3

ESV (14)

Genesis 2

2 Kings 2

2 Chronicles 3

Nehemiah 1

Psalms 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 1

Daniel 3

WEB (15)

Genesis 2

2 Kings 2

2 Chronicles 3

Nehemiah 1

Psalms 1

Lamentations 1

Ezekiel 2

Daniel 3

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2515) m t x (סתמ STM) AC: Stop CO: ? AB: ?

V) m t x (סתמ STM) - Stop: To stop by halting or closing. [df: MtV] KJV (14): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Piel, Participle) stop, shut, hide, secret, close - Strongs: H5640 (שָׂתַם)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

סָתַם verb stop up, shut up, keep close (Late Hebrew id.; ᵑ7סְתַם id.; Syriac

(

very rare); Arabic

close door Lane^{1334, and}

Kam Frey, are perhaps loan-words); ** compare Assyrian bit sutummu, storehouse, treasury, Zehnpf^{BAS i. 531}. —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ס 2 Chronicles 32:30; Imperfect 2 masculine plural תִּסְתֹּ֑מוּ 2 Kings 3:19; 3 masculine plural יִסְתֹּ֑מוּ 2 Kings 3:25, וַיִּסְתְּמוּ 2 Chronicles 32:4; Imperative masculine singular סְתֹם Daniel 8:26; Daniel 12:4; Infinitive construct לִסְתּוֺם 2 Chronicles 32:3; Passive participle סָתוּם Ezekiel 28:3, סָתֻם Psalm 51:8, plural סְתֻמִים Daniel 12:9; —

1 stop up springs of water 2 Kings 3:19,25; 2 Chronicles 32:3,4, compare 2 Chronicles 32:30.

2 shut up, keep close, prophetic words Daniel 8:26; Daniel 12:4,9; בְּסָתֻם Psalm 51:8 in (the) closed (chamber of the breast; "" טֻחוֺת). — כָּלסָֿתוּם Ezekiel 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 Nehemiah 4:1 the breaches [in the walls] had begun to be stopped up.

Pi`el Perfect 3 plural suffix סִתְּמוּם Genesis 26:16; Imperfect 3 masculine plural suffix וַיְסַתְּמוּם Genesis 26:18, both of stopping wells quite up (R^JE).

שָׂתַם verb usually stop up, in sense of shut out, shut ears against (late "" form of סָתַם; yet awkward; Ba^{Esther 9} compare Arabic frustrate, disappoint); —

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

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

שָׂתַם i.q. סָתַם to stop, to obstruct. Lamentations 3:9, שָׂתַם תְּפִלָּתִי “he obstructeth my prayers,” that they do not come to God. Comp. Lamentations 3:44.

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List of Word Forms

הַסְתֵּ֨ר הסתר וַֽיִּסְתְּמוּ֙ וַיְסַתְּמ֣וּם וּ֝בְסָתֻ֗ם ובסתם ויסתמו ויסתמום יִסְתֹּ֙מוּ֙ יסתמו לְהִסָּתֵ֑ם לִסְתּוֹם֙ להסתם לסתום סְתֹ֣ם סְתֹ֧ם סְתֻמִ֧ים סִתְּמ֣וּם סָת֖וּם סָתַם֙ סתום סתם סתמום סתמים שָׂתַ֖ם שתם תִּסְתֹּ֑מוּ תסתמו has·têr hasTer hastêr lə·his·sā·ṯêm lehissaTem ləhissāṯêm lis·tō·wm listOm listōwm sā·ṯam śā·ṯam sā·ṯūm saTam sāṯam śāṯam saTum sāṯūm sə·ṯōm sə·ṯu·mîm seTom səṯōm setuMim səṯumîm sit·tə·mūm sitteMum sittəmūm tis·tō·mū tisTomu tistōmū ū·ḇə·sā·ṯum ūḇəsāṯum uvesaTum vaiyisteMu vaysatteMum way·sat·tə·mūm way·yis·tə·mū waysattəmūm wayyistəmū yis·tō·mū yisTomu yistōmū