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Job 14:17

“My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

חָתַםchâtham · khaw-tham'
H2856 · Hebrew

Definition: to close up; especially to seal
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: make an end, mark, seal (up), stop.
Grammar: חָתֻ֣ם — verb Qal, passive participle, masculine, singular, absolute
Code HVqsmsa
Usage: Occurs 27 times in the Hebrew Bible.Leviticus 15:3 Deuteronomy 32:34 1 Kings 21:8 Nehemiah 10:1 Nehemiah 10:2

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read חָתַם here.

Verse 16 Verse 18

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.