2368. chotham
Strong's Concordance
chotham: a seal, signet ring
Original Word: חוֹתָם
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: chotham
Phonetic Spelling: (kho-thawm')
Short Definition: seal
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. חֹתָם, חוֺתָם noun masculineJob 41:7 seal, signet-ring (Aramaic ; Ethiopic — see LagBN 116) — absolute חֹתָם Exodus 28:11 2t.; חוֺתָם Jeremiah 22:24 8t.; suffix חֹתָֽמְךָ Genesis 38:18, חֹתָמוֺ 1 Kings 21:8; — on supposed construct חוֺתַם see foregoing; — seal, signet-ring, hung by a cord (מָּתִיל) about the neck Genesis 38:18 (J; = חֹתֶמֶת Genesis 38:25), or (later ?) worn on (finger of) right hand Jeremiah 22:24, (BenzArchäol. 106); the two customs apparently combined Songs 8:6 (עַללִֿבֶֹּךָ, עַלזְֿרוֺעֶךָ); used to attest a royal missive 1 Kings 21:8 (instrumental of verb חתם); a precious article Haggai 2:23 (simile of Zerubbabel); ׳מִּתּוּחֵי ח engravings of a seal, as model for cutting names and inscription on precious stones and gold plate Exodus 28:11,21,26; Exodus 39:6,14,30 (all P; see Benz258ff.); ׳חֹמֶר ח Job 38:14 = clay of (under) a signet; צָ֑ר ׳ח Job 41:7 a close signet, i.e. one that is closely pressed down, simile of closely joined (סָגוּר) scales of crocodile.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
seal, signet

Or chotham {kho-thawm'}; from chatham; a signature-ring -- seal, signet.

see HEBREW chatham

Forms and Transliterations
וַתַּחְתֹּ֖ם ותחתם חֹתָ֔ם חֹתָ֗ם חֹתָֽמְךָ֙ חֹתָם֙ חוֹתָ֑ם חוֹתָ֔ם חוֹתָ֖ם חוֹתָ֥ם חוֹתָם֙ חותם חתם חתמך כַּֽחוֹתָ֑ם כַּֽחוֹתָם֙ כַֽחוֹתָ֜ם כחותם chachoTam choTam chotameCha ḥō·ṯā·mə·ḵā ḥō·ṯām ḥō·w·ṯām ḥōṯām ḥōṯāməḵā ḥōwṯām ka·ḥō·w·ṯām ḵa·ḥō·w·ṯām kachoTam kaḥōwṯām ḵaḥōwṯām vattachTom wat·taḥ·tōm wattaḥtōm
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14 Occurrences


ḵa·ḥō·w·ṯām — 1 Occ.
ḥō·ṯām — 9 Occ.
ḥō·ṯā·mə·ḵā — 1 Occ.
ka·ḥō·w·ṯām — 2 Occ.
wat·taḥ·tōm — 1 Occ.

Genesis 38:18
HEB: לָּךְ֒ וַתֹּ֗אמֶר חֹתָֽמְךָ֙ וּפְתִילֶ֔ךָ וּמַטְּךָ֖
NAS: you? And she said, Your seal and your cord,
KJV: thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets,
INT: give said your seal and your cord and your staff

Exodus 28:11
HEB: אֶבֶן֒ פִּתּוּחֵ֣י חֹתָ֗ם תְּפַתַּח֙ אֶת־
NAS: engraves a signet, you shall engrave
KJV: [like] the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave
INT: stones engraves A signet shall engrave the two

Exodus 28:21
HEB: שְׁמֹתָ֑ם פִּתּוּחֵ֤י חוֹתָם֙ אִ֣ישׁ עַל־
NAS: they shall be [like] the engravings of a seal, each
KJV: [like] the engravings of a signet; every one
INT: to their names shall be the engravings of a seal each according

Exodus 28:36
HEB: עָלָיו֙ פִּתּוּחֵ֣י חֹתָ֔ם קֹ֖דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָֽה׃
NAS: on it, like the engravings of a seal, Holy
KJV: upon it, [like] the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS
INT: on the engravings of a seal Holy to the LORD

Exodus 39:6
HEB: מְפֻתָּחֹת֙ פִּתּוּחֵ֣י חוֹתָ֔ם עַל־ שְׁמ֖וֹת
NAS: [like] the engravings of a signet, according
KJV: graven, as signets are graven,
INT: were engraved were engraved of a signet according to the names

Exodus 39:14
HEB: שְׁמֹתָ֑ם פִּתּוּחֵ֤י חֹתָם֙ אִ֣ישׁ עַל־
NAS: [engraved with] the engravings of a signet, each
KJV: [like] the engravings of a signet, every one
INT: to their names the engravings of a signet each were corresponding

Exodus 39:30
HEB: מִכְתַּב֙ פִּתּוּחֵ֣י חוֹתָ֔ם קֹ֖דֶשׁ לַיהוָֽה׃
NAS: it like the engravings of a signet, Holy
KJV: [like to] the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS
INT: A writing the engravings of a signet Holy to the LORD

1 Kings 21:8
HEB: בְּשֵׁ֣ם אַחְאָ֔ב וַתַּחְתֹּ֖ם בְּחֹתָמ֑וֹ וַתִּשְׁלַ֣ח
NAS: and sealed them with his seal, and sent
KJV: and sealed [them] with his seal, and sent
INT: name Ahab's his seal and sealed and sent

Job 38:14
HEB: תִּ֭תְהַפֵּךְ כְּחֹ֣מֶר חוֹתָ֑ם וְ֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּ כְּמ֣וֹ
NAS: like clay [under] the seal; And they stand forth
KJV: as clay [to] the seal; and they stand
INT: is changed clay the seal stand like

Job 41:15
HEB: מָֽגִנִּ֑ים סָ֝ג֗וּר חוֹתָ֥ם צָֽר׃
NAS: Shut up [as with] a tight seal.
KJV: [as with] a close seal.
INT: scales Shut seal a tight

Songs 8:6
HEB: שִׂימֵ֨נִי כַֽחוֹתָ֜ם עַל־ לִבֶּ֗ךָ
NAS: Put me like a seal over your heart,
KJV: Set me as a seal upon thine heart,
INT: Put A seal over your heart

Songs 8:6
HEB: עַל־ לִבֶּ֗ךָ כַּֽחוֹתָם֙ עַל־ זְרוֹעֶ֔ךָ
NAS: your heart, Like a seal on your arm.
KJV: upon thine heart, as a seal upon thine arm:
INT: over your heart A seal over your arm

Jeremiah 22:24
HEB: מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה חוֹתָ֖ם עַל־ יַ֣ד
NAS: of Judah were a signet [ring] on My right
KJV: of Judah were the signet upon my right
INT: king of Judah signet and hand

Haggai 2:23
HEB: יְהוָ֔ה וְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךָ כַּֽחוֹתָ֑ם כִּֽי־ בְךָ֣
NAS: and I will make you like a signet [ring], for I have chosen
KJV: and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen
INT: the LORD will make A signet for have chosen

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