Strong’s H2856 · Hebrew
חָתַם
châtham
khaw-tham'
Definition
to close up; especially to seal
Etymology
a primitive root;
Where 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.
What the first audience heard
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