חָתַם chatam
Hebrew word for “to seal” · Strong’s H2856 · used 26 times in 24 verses
Meaning
1) to seal, seal up, affix a seal;
How it is translated
Glosses given for chatam in context, with how often each is used:
- sealed 7
- seal up 4
- sealed up 3
- puts a seal 2
- will seal 2
- sealed one 2
- has been obstructed 1
- sealed document 1
- sealed documents 1
- seal 1
- will be sealed up 1
- one who seals 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Job | 5 | 0.6 | |
| Esther | 4 | 1.3 | |
| Jeremiah | 4 | 0.2 | |
| Isaiah | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Daniel | 3 | 0.5 | |
| Nehemiah | 2 | 0.4 | |
| Leviticus | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Deuteronomy | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Song of Solomon | 1 | 0.8 | |
| Ezekiel | 1 | 0.1 |
Chapters where it is used most
Jeremiah 32 (4), Esther 8 (2), Daniel 12 (2), Leviticus 15 (1), Deuteronomy 32 (1), 1 Kings 21 (1), Nehemiah 9 (1), Nehemiah 10 (1), Esther 3 (1), Job 9 (1)
Forms
- החתום 4
- חתום 3
- חתם 2
- יחתם 2
- החתים 1
- ותחתם 1
- החתומים 1
- ונחתם 1
- וחתמו 1
- ונחתום 1
Words used with it
Words that share verses with chatam more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- סֵפֶר sepher “scroll” 8
- כָּתַב katav “to write” 7
- טַבַּעַת tabbaat “ring” 3
- מִקְנָה miqnah “purchase” 2
- סָתַם satam “to close” 2
- גָּלָה galah “to reveal” 3
- כְּתָב katav “writing” 2
- דָּנִיֵּאל daniyyel “Daniel” 2
- שֵׁם shem “name” 4
- אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ achashverosh “Ahasuerus” 2
- עוּד ud “to testify” 2
- עֵד ed “witness” 2
Key verses
The verses using chatam that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- 1 Kings 21:8 — 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…
- Nehemiah 9:38 — And because of all this we make a sure covenant, and write it; and our princes, Levites, and priests, seal unto it.
- Esther 3:12 — 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…
- Esther 8:10 — 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…
- Job 33:16 — Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,
- Song of Solomon 4:12 — A garden inclosed is my sister, my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
- Isaiah 8:16 — Bind up the testimony, seal the law among my disciples.
- Jeremiah 32:10 — And I subscribed the evidence, and sealed it, and took witnesses, and weighed him the money in the balances.
- Ezekiel 28:12 — 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…
- Daniel 9:24 — 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…
- Daniel 12:4 — 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 — And he said, Go thy way, Daniel: for the words are closed up and sealed till the time of the end.
See all 24 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.