שָׁתַת

shatat · set, place

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H8371 · appears 2 times in the Bible

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What it means

shatat (שָׁתַת) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “set, place”.

To set, to place, to appoint. A rare verb, related to the usual "to set".

How to say it

sha·tat

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. To fix or assign someone or something to a place, with resolve.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • They have set ×1
  • they are put ×1

Where it appears

  • Psalms 49:14

    Like sheep for Sheol they are put; death shepherds them; and the upright will rule over them in the morning; and their form is for Sheol to consume, far from its dwelling.

  • Psalms 73:9

    They have set in the heavens their mouth, and their tongue walks through the earth.