חֹתֶמֶת
chotemet · seal
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H2858 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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chotemet (חֹתֶמֶת) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “seal”.
An engraved piece that served as a personal signature.
How to say it
cho·te·met
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
- An engraved stone, sometimes on a ring, used to sign.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Genesis 38:25
As she was being brought out, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, “By the man to whom these belong I am pregnant.” And she said, “Recognize, please, whose these are: the seal, the cord, and the staff.”