Word Study · Strong's H2368 · Hebrew
חוֹתָם
chotham
kho-thawm'
Strong's 1890 spelling: chôwthâm
“a signature-ring”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a signature-ring
Rendered in the KJV as
seal, signet.
- 14occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 13inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 14 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 13
- חוֹתָ֔ם2
- בְּחֹתָמ֑וֹ1
- חוֹתָם֙1
- חוֹתָ֑ם1
- חוֹתָ֥ם1
- חוֹתָ֖ם1
- חֹתָ֗ם1
- חֹתָ֔ם1
- חֹתָם֙1
- חֹתָֽמְךָ֙1
- כַֽחוֹתָ֜ם1
- כַּֽחוֹתָם֙1
and 1 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 6
- a seal8
- like the seal2
- a signet-ring1
- like the signet-ring1
- seal your1
- with seal his1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 4
- noun · masculine singular9
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular3
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 2nd person masculine singular1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 9
- HRd/Ncmsa · 3
- HNcmsc/Sp2ms · 1
- HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms · 1
All 14, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Exodus6 of 14 · 43%
- Job2 of 14 · 14%
- Song of Solomon2 of 14 · 14%
- Genesis1 of 14 · 7%
- 1 Kings1 of 14 · 7%
Exodus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus6 occurrences
- Exodus 28:11חֹתָ֗םchotamnoun · masculine singularEngrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings.here: a seal
- Exodus 28:21חוֹתָם֙chotamnoun · masculine singularThe twelve stones are to correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.here: a seal
- Exodus 28:36חֹתָ֔םchotamnoun · masculine singularYou are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.here: a seal
- Exodus 39:6חוֹתָ֔םchotamnoun · masculine singularThey mounted the onyx stones in gold filigree settings, engraved like a seal with the names of the sons of Israel.here: a seal
- Exodus 39:14חֹתָם֙chotamnoun · masculine singularThe twelve stones corresponded to the names of the sons of Israel. Each stone was engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.here: a seal
- Exodus 39:30חוֹתָ֔םchotamnoun · masculine singularThey also made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and they engraved on it, like an inscription on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.here: a seal
Job2 occurrences
Song of Solomon2 occurrences
- Song of Solomon 8:6כַֽחוֹתָ֜םkhachotampreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularSet me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.here: like the seal
- Song of Solomon 8:6כַּֽחוֹתָם֙kachotampreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularSet me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all.here: like the seal
Same headword in Strong's