Strong’s H2856 · Hebrew

חָתַם
châtham
khaw-tham'

Definition

to close up; especially to seal

Etymology

a primitive root;

How the KJV renders it

  • make an end
  • mark
  • seal (up)
  • stop

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Hebrew term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.