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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. 2 Chronicles 1:5שָׂ֕ם · was [in Gibeon]
    But the bronze altar made by Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, was in Gibeon before the tabernacle of the LORD. So Solomon and the assembly inquired of Him there.
  2. 2 Chronicles 6:11וָאָשִׂ֥ים · And there I have placed
    And there I have placed the ark, which contains the covenant of the LORD that He made with the children of Israel.”
  3. 2 Chronicles 6:20לָשׂ֥וּם · You would put
    May Your eyes be open toward this temple day and night, toward the place where You said You would put Your Name, so that You may hear the prayer that Your servant prays toward this place.
  4. 2 Chronicles 12:13לָשׂ֨וּם · in which to put
    Thus King Rehoboam established himself in Jerusalem and reigned. He was forty-one years old when he became king, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city the LORD had chosen from all the tribes of Israel in which to put His Name. His mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.
  5. 2 Chronicles 18:26שִׂ֥ימוּ · Put
    …and tell them that this is what the king says: ‘Put this man in prison and feed him only bread and water until I return safely.’”
  6. 2 Chronicles 23:15וַיָּשִׂ֤ימוּ · So they seized
    So they seized Athaliah as she reached the entrance of the Horse Gate on the palace grounds, and there they put her to death.
  7. 2 Chronicles 23:18וַיָּשֶׂם֩ · put
    Moreover, Jehoiada put the oversight of the house of the LORD into the hands of the Levitical priests, whom David had appointed over the house of the LORD, to offer burnt offerings to the LORD as written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and song, as ordained by David.
  8. 2 Chronicles 33:7וַיָּ֕שֶׂם · and set it up; אָשִׂ֥ים · I will establish
    Manasseh even took the carved image he had made and set it up in the house of God, of which God had said to David and his son Solomon, “In this temple and in Jerusalem, which I have chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, I will establish My Name forever.
  9. 2 Chronicles 33:14וַיָּ֧שֶׂם · He also stationed
    After this, Manasseh rebuilt the outer wall of the City of David from west of Gihon in the valley to the entrance of the Fish Gate, and he brought it around the hill of Ophel and heightened it considerably. He also stationed military commanders in all the fortified cities of Judah.
  10. Ezra 8:17וָאָשִׂימָה֩
    And I sent them to Iddo, the leader at Casiphia, with a message for him and his kinsmen, the temple servants at Casiphia, that they should bring to us ministers for the house of our God.
  11. Ezra 10:44וַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּ · had
    All these men had married foreign women, and some of them had children by these wives.
  12. Nehemiah 8:8וְשׂ֣וֹם · and giving
    So they read from the Book of the Law of God, explaining it and giving insight, so that the people could understand what was being read.
  13. Nehemiah 9:7וְשַׂ֥מְתָּ · and gave him
    You are the LORD, the God who chose Abram, who brought him out of Ur of the Chaldeans and gave him the name Abraham.
  14. Esther 2:17וַיָּ֤שֶׂם · So he placed
    And the king loved Esther more than all the other women, and she found grace and favor in his sight more than all of the other virgins. So he placed the royal crown upon her head and made her queen in place of Vashti.
  15. Esther 3:1וַיָּ֙שֶׂם֙
    After these events, King Xerxes honored Haman son of Hammedatha, the Agagite, elevating him to a position above all the princes who were with him.
  16. Esther 8:2וַתָּ֧שֶׂם · appointed
    The king removed the signet ring he had recovered from Haman and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed Mordecai over the estate of Haman.
  17. Esther 10:1וַיָּשֶׂם֩ · imposed
    Now King Xerxes imposed tribute throughout the land, even to its farthest shores.
  18. Job 1:8הֲשַׂ֥מְתָּ · Have you considered
    Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil.”
  19. Job 1:17שָׂ֣מוּ׀ · formed
    While he was still speaking, another messenger came and reported: “The Chaldeans formed three bands, raided the camels, and took them away. They put the servants to the sword, and I alone have escaped to tell you!”
  20. Job 2:3הֲשַׂ֣מְתָּ · Have you considered
    Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one on earth like him, a man who is blameless and upright, who fears God and shuns evil. He still retains his integrity, even though you incited Me against him to ruin him without cause.”
  21. Job 4:18יָשִׂ֥ים · and He charges
    If God puts no trust in His servants, and He charges His angels with error,
  22. Job 4:20מֵ֝שִׂ֗ים
    They are smashed to pieces from dawn to dusk; unnoticed, they perish forever.
  23. Job 5:8אָשִׂ֥ים · and lay
    However, if I were you, I would appeal to God and lay my cause before Him—
  24. Job 5:11לָשׂ֣וּם · He sets
    He sets the lowly on high, so that mourners are lifted to safety.
  25. Job 7:12תָשִׂ֖ים · You must keep me under
    Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that You must keep me under guard?
  26. Job 7:20שַׂמְתַּ֣נִי · have You made me
    If I have sinned, what have I done to You, O watcher of mankind? Why have You made me Your target, so that I am a burden to You?
  27. Job 13:14אָשִׂ֥ים · and take
    Why do I put myself at risk and take my life in my own hands?
  28. Job 13:27וְתָ֘שֵׂ֤ם · You put
    You put my feet in the stocks and stand watch over all my paths; You set a limit for the soles of my feet.
  29. Job 17:3שִֽׂימָה־ · Give [me]
    Give me, I pray, the pledge You demand. Who else will be my guarantor?
  30. Job 17:12יָשִׂ֑ימוּ · They have turned
    They have turned night into day, making light seem near in the face of darkness.
  31. Job 18:2תְּשִׂימ֣וּן · you end
    “How long until you end these speeches? Show some sense, and then we can talk.
  32. Job 19:8יָשִֽׂים׃
    He has blocked my way so I cannot pass; He has veiled my paths with darkness.
  33. Job 20:4שִׂ֖ים · was placed
    Do you not know that from antiquity, since man was placed on the earth,
  34. Job 21:5וְשִׂ֖ימוּ · put
    Look at me and be appalled; put your hand over your mouth.
  35. Job 22:22וְשִׂ֥ים · and lay up
    Receive instruction from His mouth, and lay up His words in your heart.
  36. Job 23:6יָשִׂ֥ם · take [note]
    Would He contend with me in His great power? No, He would certainly take note of me.
  37. Job 24:12יָשִׂ֥ים · charges
    From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.
  38. Job 24:15יָשִֽׂים׃
    The eye of the adulterer watches for twilight. Thinking, ‘No eye will see me,’ he covers his face.
  39. Job 24:25וְיָשֵׂ֥ם · and reduce
    If this is not so, then who can prove me a liar and reduce my words to nothing?”
  40. Job 28:3שָׂ֤ם · [Man] puts
    Man puts an end to the darkness; he probes the farthest recesses for ore in deepest darkness.
  41. Job 29:9יָשִׂ֥ימוּ · and covered
    The princes refrained from speaking and covered their mouths with their hands.
  42. Job 31:24שַׂ֣מְתִּי · I have put
    If I have put my trust in gold or called pure gold my security,
  43. Job 33:11יָשֵׂ֣ם · He puts
    He puts my feet in the stocks; He watches over all my paths.’
  44. Job 34:13שָׂ֝֗ם · appointed [Him]
    Who gave Him charge over the earth? Who appointed Him over the whole world?
  45. Job 34:14יָשִׂ֣ים · He were to set
    If He were to set His heart to it and withdraw His Spirit and breath,
  46. Job 34:23יָשִׂ֣ים · examine
    For God need not examine a man further or have him approach for judgment.
  47. Job 36:13יָשִׂ֣ימוּ · harbor
    The godless in heart harbor resentment; even when He binds them, they do not cry for help.
  48. Job 37:15בְּשׂוּם־ · dispatches
    Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash?
  49. Job 38:5שָׂ֣ם · fixed
    Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it?