Çâtham — H5640

H5640 · Hebrew — סתם

Pronunciation: saw-tham'

Other spellings: sâtham שָׂתַם

Definition

verb

to stop up; by implication, to repair; figuratively, to keep secret

  1. to stop up, shut up, keep close
    1. (Qal)
      1. to stop up
      2. to shut up, keep close
      3. secret (participle)
    2. (Niphal) to be stopped up
    3. (Piel) to stop up

Usually translated as

stop, hidden, secret, closed up, shut out

Origin

or sâtham; (Numbers 24:15), a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Çâtham occurs 14 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), 2 Kings (2), 2 Chronicles (3), Nehemiah (1), Psalms (1), Lamentations (1), Ezekiel (1), Daniel (3)

Strong's Lexicon — C