Definition
a primitive root; to muzzle; by analogy, to stop the nose
Traditional renderings: muzzle, stop.
Traditional renderings: muzzle, stop.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders חָסַם:
- φιμόωphimoō“to muzzle”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Deuteronomy 25:4תַחְסֹ֥ם · muzzleDo not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.
- Ezekiel 39:11וְחֹסֶ֥מֶת · will blockAnd on that day I will give Gog a burial place in Israel, the Valley of the Travelers, east of the Sea. It will block those who travel through, because Gog and all his hordes will be buried there. So it will be called the Valley of Hamon-gog.