Strong H5640H5640Bשָׂתַם
to stopper
One of the 2 senses of Strong H5640
- Transliteration
- sâtham ώâtham
- Pronunciation
- {saw-tham'} saw-tham'
- Morphology
- Hebrew Verb
Definition
STEP sense: to stopper
Exact lexical definition: stop up
Part of speech: verb
BDB context: שָׂתַם vb . usu. stop up , in sense of shut out , shut ears against;— Qal La 3:8
General definition
A primitive root; to stop up; by implication to repair; figuratively to keep secret: - closed {up} {hidden} {secret} shut out ({up}) stop.
In the Bible
Strong H5640B appears in 1 verse of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- shutteth1
First verses
- Lamentations 3:8Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.