חֹתָם

cho.tamsignetHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · masculine14 occurrences7 books13 verses

Definition

or חֹתָם; from H2856; a signature-ring
Traditional renderings: seal, signet.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חֹתָם:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

14 total
  1. Genesis 38:18חֹתָֽמְךָ֙ · Your seal
    “What pledge should I give you?” he asked. She answered, “Your seal and your cord, and the staff in your hand.” So he gave them to her and slept with her, and she became pregnant by him.
  2. Exodus 28:11חֹתָ֗ם · a seal
    Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings.
  3. Exodus 28:21חוֹתָם֙ · like a seal
    The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
  4. Exodus 28:36חֹתָ֔ם · on a seal
    You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.
  5. Exodus 39:6חוֹתָ֔ם · like a seal
    They mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.
  6. Exodus 39:14חֹתָם֙ · like a seal
    The twelve stones corresponded to the names of the sons of Israel. Each stone was engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.
  7. Exodus 39:30חוֹתָ֔ם · on a seal
    They also made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and they engraved on it, like an inscription on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.
  8. 1 Kings 21:8בְּחֹתָמ֑וֹ · sealed them
    Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.
  9. Job 38:14חוֹתָ֑ם · [under] a seal
    The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its hills stand out like the folds of a garment.
  10. Job 41:15חוֹתָ֥ם · sealed together
    His rows of scales are his pride, tightly sealed together.
  11. Song of Solomon 8:6כַֽחוֹתָ֜ם · as a seal; כַּֽחוֹתָם֙ · as a seal
    Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.
  12. Jeremiah 22:24חוֹתָ֖ם · a signet ring
    “As surely as I live,” declares the LORD, “even if you, Coniah son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, were a signet ring on My right hand, I would pull you off.
  13. Haggai 2:23כַּֽחוֹתָ֑ם · like My signet ring
    On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will take you, My servant, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, declares the LORD, and I will make you like My signet ring, for I have chosen you, declares the LORD of Hosts.”