Word Study · Strong's H2629 · Hebrew

חָסַם

chasam

khaw-sam'

Strong's 1890 spelling: châçam

“to muzzle”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to muzzle; by analogy, to stop the nose

Rendered in the KJV as

muzzle, stop.

2
occurrencesin the Old Testament
2 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
2
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 2 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 2

וְחֹסֶ֥מֶת1
תַחְסֹ֥ם1

How it is rendered · 2

and [will] block [the] way of1
you will muzzle1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 2

conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singular1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

HC/Vqrfsc · 1
HVqi2ms · 1

All 2, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Deuteronomy1 of 2 · 50%
Ezekiel1 of 2 · 50%

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Deuteronomy1 occurrence

Deuteronomy 25:4תַחְסֹ֥םtachsomverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singularDo not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.here: you will muzzle

Ezekiel1 occurrence

Ezekiel 39:11וְחֹסֶ֥מֶתvechosemetconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · feminine singular · in construct (“…of”)And on that day I will give Gog a burial place in Israel, the Valley of the Travelers, east of the Sea. It will block those who travel through, because Gog and all his hordes will be buried there. So it will be called the Valley of Hamon-gog.here: and [will] block [the] way of

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