Strong's Hebrew · H2856
חָתַם
châtham · khaw-tham'
make an end, mark, seal (up), stop.
Definition
to close up; especially to seal
Derivation
a primitive root;
Appears 27 times in Scripture
“Then Jezebel wrote letters in Ahab’s name, sealed them with his seal, and sent them to the elders and nobles who lived with Naboth in his city.”
“In view of all this, we make a binding agreement, putting it in writing and sealing it with the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.””
“Now these were the ones who sealed the document: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, and also Zedekiah,”
“He seals up the hand of every man, so that all men may know His work.”
“On the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of each people, in the script of each province and the language of every people. It was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring.”
“Now you may write in the king’s name as you please regarding the Jews, and seal it with the royal signet ring. For a decree that is written in the name of the king and sealed with the royal signet ring cannot be revoked.””
“This uncleanness is from his discharge, whether his body allows the discharge to flow or blocks it. So his discharge will bring about uncleanness.”
“Mordecai wrote in the name of King Xerxes and sealed it with the royal signet ring. He sent the documents by mounted couriers riding on swift horses bred from the royal mares.”
““Have I not stored up these things, sealed up within My vaults?”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).