שָׁתַם
shatam · open
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H8365 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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shatam (שָׁתַם) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “open”.
Uncover. A word found only in Numbers 24, whose sense is uncertain.
How to say it
sha·tam
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
- Uncovered; the sense is uncertain, perhaps an eye that sees clearly.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
Where it appears
- Numbers 24:3
And he took up his poem and said, “The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, and the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,
- Numbers 24:15
And he took up his poem and said, “The oracle of Balaam son of Beor, and the oracle of the man whose eye is opened,