שָׂטַם
sâṭam · saw-tam'
properly, to lurk for, i.e. persecute
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
properly, to lurk for, i.e. persecute
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: hate, oppose self against.
Letters
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › to surround and contain › water, chaos, the mighty deep
To consume, to destroy that works to surround and contain of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שָׂטַם above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- hated1 · 17%
- at him, and hated him1 · 17%
- hate us1 · 17%
- who hateth1 · 17%
- thou opposest1 · 17%
- they hate1 · 17%
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.