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שׂוּם H7760

H7760 is the Hebrew word שׂוּם, transliterated sûwm and said soom. The King James Version most often renders it put.

Word: שׂוּםTransliteration: sûwmSaid: soomLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 545 verses

What it means

to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically).

Where it comes from

or שִׂים; a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 402 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

put 137×set 96×make 48×made 37×laid 27×lay 16×appoint 10×set up 7×maketh 7×appointed 6×consider 6×give 5×

Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase] name, [idiom] on, ordain, order, [phrase] paint, place, preserve, purpose, put (on), [phrase] regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set (on, up), shew, [phrase] stedfastly, take, [idiom] tell, [phrase] tread down, (over-)turn, [idiom] wholly, work.

Verses using שׂוּם

The first 40 of 545 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 2:8 · KJV

And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

Genesis 4:15 · KJV

And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.

Genesis 6:16 · KJV

A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.

Genesis 9:23 · KJV

And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid it upon both their shoulders, and went backward, and covered the nakedness of their father; and their faces were backward, and they saw not their father’s nakedness.

Genesis 13:16 · KJV

And I will make thy seed as the dust of the earth: so that if a man can number the dust of the earth, then shall thy seed also be numbered.

Genesis 21:13 · KJV

And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

Genesis 21:14 · KJV

And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba.

Genesis 21:18 · KJV

Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make him a great nation.

Genesis 22:6 · KJV

And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.

Genesis 22:9 · KJV

And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.

Genesis 24:2 · KJV

And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put, I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:

Genesis 24:9 · KJV

And the servant put his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.

Genesis 24:33 · KJV

And there was set meat before him to eat: but he said, I will not eat, until I have told mine errand. And he said, Speak on.

Genesis 24:47 · KJV

And I asked her, and said, Whose daughter art thou? And she said, The daughter of Bethuel, Nahor’s son, whom Milcah bare unto him: and I put the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.

Genesis 27:37 · KJV

And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made him thy lord, and all his brethren have I given to him for servants; and with corn and wine have I sustained him: and what shall I do now unto thee, my son?

Genesis 28:11 · KJV

And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.

Genesis 28:18 · KJV

And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.

Genesis 28:22 · KJV

And this stone, which I have set for a pillar, shall be God’s house: and of all that thou shalt give me I will surely give the tenth unto thee.

Genesis 30:36 · KJV

And he set three days’ journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.

Genesis 30:41 · KJV

And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.

Genesis 30:42 · KJV

But when the cattle were feeble, he put them not in: so the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.

Genesis 31:21 · KJV

So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set his face toward the mount Gilead.

Genesis 31:34 · KJV

Now Rachel had taken the images, and put them in the camel’s furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.

Genesis 31:37 · KJV

Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.

Genesis 32:12 · KJV

And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.

Genesis 32:16 · KJV

And he delivered them into the hand of his servants, every drove by themselves; and said unto his servants, Pass over before me, and put a space betwixt drove and drove.

Genesis 33:2 · KJV

And he put the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.

Genesis 37:34 · KJV

And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.

Genesis 40:15 · KJV

For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.

Genesis 41:42 · KJV

And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and put it upon Joseph’s hand, and arrayed him in vestures of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck;

Genesis 43:22 · KJV

And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put our money in our sacks.

Genesis 43:31 · KJV

And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on bread.

Genesis 43:32 · KJV

And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.

Genesis 44:1 · KJV

And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put every man’s money in his sack’s mouth.

Genesis 44:2 · KJV

And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack’s mouth of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did according to the word that Joseph had spoken.

Genesis 44:21 · KJV

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him.

Genesis 45:7 · KJV

And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.

Genesis 45:8 · KJV

So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.

Genesis 45:9 · KJV

Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:

Genesis 46:3 · KJV

And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

Common questions

What does Strong's H7760 mean?

H7760 is the Hebrew word שׂוּם (sûwm), meaning to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically).

How is H7760 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it put (137 times), set (96 times), make (48 times), made (37 times), laid (27 times), among others.

How many times does H7760 appear in the Bible?

שׂוּם (sûwm) is tagged in 545 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7760 come from?

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

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