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חָתַם H2856

H2856 is the Hebrew word חָתַם, transliterated châtham and said khaw-tham'. The King James Version most often renders it sealed.

Word: חָתַםTransliteration: châthamSaid: khaw-tham'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 22 verses

What it means

to close up; especially to seal.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 23 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

sealed 7×seal 4×sealed up 2×sealeth up 2×stopped 1×now those that sealed 1×marked 1×sealeth 1×both that which was sealed 1×both which is sealed 1×sealest up 1×make an end 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: make an end, mark, seal (up), stop.

Verses using חָתַם

All 22 verses, quoted in full.

Leviticus 15:3 · KJV

And this shall be his uncleanness in his issue: whether his flesh run with his issue, or his flesh be stopped from his issue, it is his uncleanness.

Deuteronomy 32:34 · KJV

Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures?

1 Kings 21:8 · KJV

So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.

Nehemiah 10:1 · KJV

Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,

Esther 3:12 · KJV

Then were the king’s scribes called on the thirteenth day of the first month, and there was written according to all that Haman had commanded unto the king’s lieutenants, and to the governors that were over every province, and to the rulers of every people of every province according to the writing thereof, and to every people after their language; in the name of king Ahasuerus was it written, and sealed with the king’s ring.

Esther 8:8 · KJV

Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the king’s name, and seal it with the king’s ring: for the writing which is written in the king’s name, and sealed with the king’s ring, may no man reverse.

Esther 8:10 · KJV

And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus’ name, and sealed it with the king’s ring, and sent letters by posts on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young dromedaries:

Job 9:7 · KJV

Which commandeth the sun, and it riseth not; and sealeth up the stars.

Job 14:17 · KJV

My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.

Job 24:16 · KJV

In the dark they dig through houses, which they had marked for themselves in the daytime: they know not the light.

Job 33:16 · KJV

Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,

Job 37:7 · KJV

He sealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work.

Isaiah 8:16 · KJV

Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.

Isaiah 29:11 · KJV

And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed:

Jeremiah 32:10 · KJV

And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.

Jeremiah 32:11 · KJV

So I took the evidence of the purchase, both that which was sealed according to the law and custom, and that which was open:

Jeremiah 32:14 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Take these evidences, this evidence of the purchase, both which is sealed, and this evidence which is open; and put them in an earthen vessel, that they may continue many days.

Jeremiah 32:44 · KJV

Men shall buy fields for money, and subscribe evidences, and seal them, and take witnesses in the land of Benjamin, and in the places about Jerusalem, and in the cities of Judah, and in the cities of the mountains, and in the cities of the valley, and in the cities of the south: for I will cause their captivity to return, saith the LORD.

Ezekiel 28:12 · KJV

Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

Daniel 9:24 · KJV

Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

Daniel 12:4 · KJV

But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

Daniel 12:9 · KJV

And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2856 mean?

H2856 is the Hebrew word חָתַם (châtham), meaning to close up; especially to seal.

How is H2856 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it sealed (7 times), seal (4 times), sealed up (2 times), sealeth up (2 times), stopped (1 time), among others.

How many times does H2856 appear in the Bible?

חָתַם (châtham) is tagged in 22 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2856 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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