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שׂוּם

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hebrewOld TestamentVerb583 occurrences37 books549 verses

Definition

or שִׂים; a primitive root; to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)
Traditional renderings: × any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, name, × on, ordain, order, paint, place, preserve, purpose, put (on), regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set (on, up), shew, stedfastly, take, × tell, tread down, (over-)turn, × wholly, work.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שׂוּם:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

583 total
  1. Ezekiel 14:4יָשִׂים֙ · and puts
    Therefore speak to them and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘When any Israelite sets up idols in his heart and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet, I the LORD will answer him according to his great idolatry,
  2. Ezekiel 14:7יָשִׂ֖ים · and puts
    For when any Israelite or any foreigner dwelling in Israel separates himself from Me, sets up idols in his heart, and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of Me, I the LORD will answer him Myself.
  3. Ezekiel 14:8וַהֲשִֽׂמֹתִ֙יהוּ֙ · and make him
    I will set My face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb; I will cut him off from among My people. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
  4. Ezekiel 15:7בְּשׂוּמִ֥י · And when I set
    And I will set My face against them. Though they may have escaped the fire, yet another fire will consume them. And when I set My face against them, you will know that I am the LORD.
  5. Ezekiel 16:14שַׂ֣מְתִּי · I bestowed
    Your fame spread among the nations on account of your beauty, for it was perfect in the splendor I bestowed on you, declares the Lord GOD.
  6. Ezekiel 17:4שָׂמֽוֹ׃ · and planted
    He plucked off its topmost shoot, carried it to the land of merchants, and planted it in a city of traders.
  7. Ezekiel 17:5שָׂמֽוֹ׃ · [and] set it out
    He took some of the seed of the land and planted it in fertile soil; he placed it by abundant waters and set it out like a willow.
  8. Ezekiel 19:5שָׂמָֽתְהוּ׃ · and made him
    When she saw that she had waited in vain, that her hope was lost, she took another of her cubs and made him a young lion.
  9. Ezekiel 20:28וַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּ · sent up
    When I brought them into the land that I swore to give them and they saw any high hill or leafy tree, there they offered their sacrifices, presented offerings that provoked Me, sent up their fragrant incense, and poured out their drink offerings.
  10. Ezekiel 20:46שִׂ֤ים · set
    “Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against it, and prophesy against the forest of the Negev.
  11. Ezekiel 21:2שִׂ֤ים · set
    “Son of man, set your face against Jerusalem and preach against the sanctuaries. Prophesy against the land of Israel
  12. Ezekiel 21:16הָשִׂ֣ימִי · set your blade
    Slash to the right; set your blade to the left—wherever your blade is directed.
  13. Ezekiel 21:19שִׂים־ · mark out
    “Now you, son of man, mark out two roads for the sword of the king of Babylon to take, both starting from the same land. And make a signpost where the road branches off to each city.
  14. Ezekiel 21:20תָּשִׂ֔ים · Mark out
    Mark out one road for the sword to come against Rabbah of the Ammonites, and another against Judah into fortified Jerusalem.
  15. Ezekiel 21:22לָשׂ֤וּם · where he is to set up; לָשׂ֤וּם · to direct
    In his right hand appears the portent for Jerusalem, where he is to set up battering rams, to call for the slaughter, to lift a battle cry, to direct the battering rams against the gates, to build a ramp, and to erect a siege wall.
  16. Ezekiel 21:27אֲשִׂימֶ֑נָּה · I will make it
    A ruin, a ruin, I will make it a ruin! And it will not be restored until the arrival of Him to whom it belongs, to whom I have assigned the right of judgment.’
  17. Ezekiel 23:24יָשִׂ֥ימוּ · They will array themselves
    They will come against you with a host of peoples, with weapons, chariots, and wagons. They will array themselves against you on every side with buckler and shield and helmet. I will delegate judgment to them, and they will punish you according to their own standards.
  18. Ezekiel 23:41שַׂ֥מְתְּ · which you had set
    You sat on a couch of luxury with a table spread before it, on which you had set My incense and My oil,
  19. Ezekiel 24:7שָׂמָ֑תְהוּ · she poured it out
    For the blood she shed is still within her; she poured it out on the bare rock; she did not pour it on the ground to cover it with dust.
  20. Ezekiel 24:17תָּשִׂ֣ים · and strap
    Groan quietly; do not mourn for the dead. Put on your turban and strap your sandals on your feet; do not cover your lips or eat the bread of mourners.”
  21. Ezekiel 25:2שִׂ֥ים · set
    “Son of man, set your face against the Ammonites and prophesy against them.
  22. Ezekiel 26:12יָשִֽׂימוּ׃ · and throw
    They will plunder your wealth and pillage your merchandise. They will demolish your walls, tear down your beautiful homes, and throw your stones and timber and soil into the water.
  23. Ezekiel 28:21שִׂ֥ים · set
    “Son of man, set your face against Sidon and prophesy against her.
  24. Ezekiel 29:2שִׂ֣ים · set
    “Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.
  25. Ezekiel 30:21לָשׂ֥וּם
    “Son of man, I have broken the arm of Pharaoh king of Egypt. See, it has not been bound up for healing, or splinted for strength to hold the sword.
  26. Ezekiel 35:2שִׂ֥ים · set
    “Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it,
  27. Ezekiel 35:4אָשִׂ֔ים · into
    I will turn your cities into ruins, and you will become a desolation. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
  28. Ezekiel 38:2שִׂ֤ים · set
    “Son of man, set your face against Gog of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. Prophesy against him
  29. Ezekiel 39:21שַׂ֥מְתִּי · I lay
    I will display My glory among the nations, and all the nations will see the judgment that I execute and the hand that I lay upon them.
  30. Ezekiel 40:4וְשִׂ֣ים · and pay attention
    “Son of man,” he said to me, “look with your eyes, hear with your ears, and pay attention to everything I am going to show you, for that is why you have been brought here. Report to the house of Israel everything you see.”
  31. Ezekiel 44:5שִׂ֣ים · pay attention; וְשַׂמְתָּ֤ · Take careful note
    The LORD said to me: “Son of man, pay attention; look carefully with your eyes and listen closely with your ears to everything I tell you concerning all the statutes and laws of the house of the LORD. Take careful note of the entrance to the temple, along with all the exits of the sanctuary.
  32. Ezekiel 44:8וַתְּשִׂימ֗וּן · but have appointed
    And you have not kept charge of My holy things, but have appointed others to keep charge of My sanctuary for you.’
  33. Daniel 1:7וַיָּ֧שֶׂם · gave them; וַיָּ֨שֶׂם · he gave
    The chief official gave them new names: To Daniel he gave the name Belteshazzar; to Hananiah, Shadrach; to Mishael, Meshach; and to Azariah, Abednego.
  34. Daniel 1:8וַיָּ֤שֶׂם · made
    But Daniel made up his mind that he would not defile himself with the king’s food or wine. So he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself.
  35. Daniel 11:17וְיָשֵׂ֣ם׀ · He will resolve
    He will resolve to come with the strength of his whole kingdom, and will reach an agreement with the king of the South. He will give him a daughter in marriage in order to overthrow the kingdom, but his plan will not succeed or help him.
  36. Hosea 1:11וְשָׂמ֥וּ · and they will appoint
    Then the people of Judah and of Israel will be gathered together, and they will appoint for themselves one leader, and will go up out of the land. For great will be the day of Jezreel.
  37. Hosea 2:3וְשַׂמְתִּ֣יהָ · I will make her
    Otherwise, I will strip her naked and expose her like the day of her birth. I will make her like a desert and turn her into a parched land, and I will let her die of thirst.
  38. Hosea 2:12וְשַׂמְתִּ֣ים · So I will make them
    I will destroy her vines and fig trees, which she thinks are the wages paid by her lovers. So I will make them into a thicket, and the beasts of the field will devour them.
  39. Hosea 11:8אֲשִֽׂימְךָ֖ · How could I treat
    How could I give you up, O Ephraim? How could I surrender you, O Israel? How could I make you like Admah? How could I treat you like Zeboiim? My heart is turned within Me; My compassion is stirred!
  40. Joel 1:7שָׂ֤ם · It has laid
    It has laid waste My grapevine and splintered My fig tree. It has stripped off the bark and thrown it away; the branches have turned white.
  41. Amos 7:8שָׂ֤ם · I am setting
    “Amos, what do you see?” asked the LORD. “A plumb line,” I replied. “Behold,” said the Lord, “I am setting a plumb line among My people Israel; I will no longer spare them:
  42. Amos 8:10וְשַׂמְתִּ֙יהָ֙ · I will make it like
    I will turn your feasts into mourning and all your songs into lamentation. I will cause everyone to wear sackcloth and every head to be shaved. I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son, and its outcome like a bitter day.
  43. Amos 9:4וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י · I will fix
    Though they are driven by their enemies into captivity, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix My eyes upon them for harm and not for good.”
  44. Obadiah 1:4שִׂ֣ים · and make
    Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down,” declares the LORD.
  45. Obadiah 1:7יָשִׂ֤ימוּ · will set
    All the men allied with you will drive you to the border; the men at peace with you will deceive and overpower you. Those who eat your bread will set a trap for you without your awareness of it.
  46. Micah 1:6וְשַׂמְתִּ֥י · Therefore I will make
    Therefore I will make Samaria a heap of rubble in the open field, a planting area for a vineyard. I will pour her stones into the valley and expose her foundations.
  47. Micah 1:7אָשִׂ֣ים · and I will destroy
    All her carved images will be smashed to pieces; all her wages will be burned in the fire, and I will destroy all her idols. Since she collected the wages of a prostitute, they will be used again on a prostitute.