Usually translated as
put, set, make, lay, appoint, consider, give, care, take, bring, change, commit, convey, get, impute, ordain, place, preserve, regard, rehearse, turn, any wise, call, cast in, charge, determine, disguise, dispose, do, heap up, hold, leave, look, mark, name, on, order, paint, purpose, reward, shew, stedfastly, tell, tread down, overturn, wholly, work
Occurrences
Sûwm occurs 579 times in 545 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (45), Exodus (47), Leviticus (10), Numbers (19), Deuteronomy (22), Joshua (11), Judges (20), Ruth (1), 1 Samuel (33), 2 Samuel (18), 1 Kings (22), 2 Kings (24), 1 Chronicles (7), 2 Chronicles (9), Ezra (2), Nehemiah (2), Esther (4), Job (40), Psalms (36), Proverbs (3), Song of Songs (3), Isaiah (49), Jeremiah (35), Lamentations (2), Ezekiel (38), Daniel (3), Hosea (4), Joel (1), Amos (3), Obadiah (2), Micah (7), Nahum (2), Habakkuk (3), Zephaniah (2), Haggai (5), Zechariah (9), Malachi (2)
- Genesis 2:8 — And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put (וַיָּ֣שֶׂם) the man whom he had formed.
- Genesis 4:15 — And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set (וַיָּ֨שֶׂם) a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
- Genesis 6:16 — 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 (תָּשִׂ֑ים) in the side thereof; with lower, second, and third stories shalt thou make it.
- Genesis 9:23 — And Shem and Japheth took a garment, and laid (וַיָּשִׂ֙ימוּ֙) 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 — And I will make (וְשַׂמְתִּ֥י) 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 — And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make (אֲשִׂימֶ֑נּוּ) a nation, because he is thy seed.
- Genesis 21:14 — And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and took bread, and a bottle of water, and gave it unto Hagar, putting (שָׂ֧ם) it on her shoulder, and the child, and sent her away: and she departed, and wandered in the wilderness of Beer-sheba.
- Genesis 21:18 — Arise, lift up the lad, and hold him in thine hand; for I will make (אֲשִׂימֶֽנּוּ) him a great nation.
- Genesis 22:6 — And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid (וַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙) 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 — 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 (וַיָּ֤שֶׂם) him on the altar upon the wood.
- Genesis 24:2 — And Abraham said unto his eldest servant of his house, that ruled over all that he had, Put (שִֽׂים), I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh:
- Genesis 24:9 — And the servant put (וַיָּ֤שֶׂם) his hand under the thigh of Abraham his master, and sware to him concerning that matter.
- Genesis 24:33 — And there was set (וַיּוּשַׂ֤ם) 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 — 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 (וָאָשִׂ֤ם) the earring upon her face, and the bracelets upon her hands.
- Genesis 27:37 — And Isaac answered and said unto Esau, Behold, I have made (שַׂמְתִּ֥יו) 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 — 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 (וַיָּ֖שֶׂם) them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep.
- Genesis 28:18 — And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put (שָׂ֣ם) for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
- Genesis 28:18 — And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up (וַיָּ֥שֶׂם) for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
- Genesis 28:22 — And this stone, which I have set (שַׂ֙מְתִּי֙) 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 — And he set (וַיָּ֗שֶׂם) three days’ journey betwixt himself and Jacob: and Jacob fed the rest of Laban’s flocks.
- Genesis 30:41 — And it came to pass, whensoever the stronger cattle did conceive, that Jacob laid (וְשָׂ֨ם) the rods before the eyes of the cattle in the gutters, that they might conceive among the rods.
- Genesis 30:42 — But when the cattle were feeble, he put (יָשִׂ֑ים) them not in: so the feebler were Laban’s, and the stronger Jacob’s.
- Genesis 31:21 — So he fled with all that he had; and he rose up, and passed over the river, and set (וַיָּ֥שֶׂם) his face toward the mount Gilead.
- Genesis 31:34 — Now Rachel had taken the images, and put (וַתְּשִׂמֵ֛ם) them in the camel’s furniture, and sat upon them. And Laban searched all the tent, but found them not.
- Genesis 31:37 — Whereas thou hast searched all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? set (שִׂ֣ים) it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us both.
- Genesis 32:12 — And thou saidst, I will surely do thee good, and make (וְשַׂמְתִּ֤י) thy seed as the sand of the sea, which cannot be numbered for multitude.
- Genesis 32:16 — 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 (תָּשִׂ֔ימוּ) a space betwixt drove and drove.
- Genesis 33:2 — And he put (וַיָּ֧שֶׂם) the handmaids and their children foremost, and Leah and her children after, and Rachel and Joseph hindermost.
- Genesis 37:34 — And Jacob rent his clothes, and put (וַיָּ֥שֶׂם) sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.
- Genesis 40:15 — For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews: and here also have I done nothing that they should put (שָׂמ֥וּ) me into the dungeon.
- Genesis 41:42 — 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 (וַיָּ֛שֶׂם) a gold chain about his neck;
- Genesis 43:22 — And other money have we brought down in our hands to buy food: we cannot tell who put (שָׂ֥ם) our money in our sacks.
- Genesis 43:31 — And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained himself, and said, Set on (שִׂ֥ימוּ) bread.
- Genesis 43:32 — And they set on (וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ) 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 — And he commanded the steward of his house, saying, Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put (וְשִׂ֥ים) every man’s money in his sack’s mouth.
- Genesis 44:2 — And put (תָּשִׂים֙) 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 — And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down unto me, that I may set (וְאָשִׂ֥ימָה) mine eyes upon him.
- Genesis 45:7 — And God sent me before you to preserve (לָשׂ֥וּם) you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance.
- Genesis 45:8 — So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God: and he hath made (וַיְשִׂימֵ֨נִֽי) me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
- Genesis 45:9 — Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made (שָׂמַ֧נִי) me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:
- Genesis 46:3 — And he said, I am God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make (אֲשִֽׂימְךָ֥) of thee a great nation:
- Genesis 47:6 — The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make (וְשַׂמְתָּ֛ם) them rulers over my cattle.
- Genesis 47:26 — And Joseph made (וַיָּ֣שֶׂם) it a law over the land of Egypt unto this day, that Pharaoh should have the fifth part; except the land of the priests only, which became not Pharaoh’s.
- Genesis 47:29 — And the time drew nigh that Israel must die: and he called his son Joseph, and said unto him, If now I have found grace in thy sight, put (שִֽׂים), I pray thee, thy hand under my thigh, and deal kindly and truly with me; bury me not, I pray thee, in Egypt:
- Genesis 48:18 — And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put (שִׂ֥ים) thy right hand upon his head.
- Genesis 48:20 — And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make (יְשִֽׂמְךָ֣) thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set Ephraim before Manasseh.
- Genesis 48:20 — And he blessed them that day, saying, In thee shall Israel bless, saying, God make thee as Ephraim and as Manasseh: and he set (וַיָּ֥שֶׂם) Ephraim before Manasseh.
- Exodus 1:11 — Therefore they did set (וַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּ) over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.
- Exodus 2:3 — And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put (וַתָּ֤שֶׂם) the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river’s brink.
- Exodus 2:3 — And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid (וַתָּ֥שֶׂם) it in the flags by the river’s brink.