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Lexicon :: Strong's H7761 - śûm

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שׂוּם
Transliteration
śûm
Pronunciation
soom
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Corresponding to שׂוּם (H7760)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 3006

Strong’s Definitions

שׂוּם sûwm, soom; (Aramaic) corresponding to H7760:— command, give, lay, make, name, regard, set.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x

The KJV translates Strong's H7761 in the following manner: made (15x), commanded (3x), give (2x), laid (2x), have (1x), named (1x), miscellaneous (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x
The KJV translates Strong's H7761 in the following manner: made (15x), commanded (3x), give (2x), laid (2x), have (1x), named (1x), miscellaneous (2x).

  1. to set, make, appoint

    1. (P'al)

      1. to make, make decree, set out (decree)

      2. to make, appoint

      3. to set, fix

    2. (Ithp'al) to be made, be set, be laid

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שׂוּם sûwm, soom; (Aramaic) corresponding to H7760:— command, give, lay, make, name, regard, set.
STRONGS H7761: Abbreviations

Biblical Aramaic

[שׂוּם], שִׂים verb set, make (see Biblical Hebrew H7760; for Persian influence on usage compare Scheft65); —
Pe. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שָׂם Ezra 5:3 +, suffix שָׂמֵהּ Ezra 5:14; 2nd person masculine singular, שַׂ֫מְתָּ Daniel 3:10; 1st person singular שָׂ֫מֶת טְעֵם Ezra 6:12; 3rd person masculine plural שָׂמוּ Daniel 3:12; Imperative masculine plural שִׂ֫ימוּ Ezra 4:21; —
1. make, accusative טְעֵם = make decree Daniel 3:10; Ezra 6:1, Ezra 6:12 + verb finite Ezra 6:8, + infinitive Ezra 4:21; Ezra 5:13 and (with ל person) Ezra 5:3; Ezra 5:9.
2. make, appoint, one's name Daniel 5:12 (2 accusative), one to office Ezra 5:14 (2 accusative).
3. set, fix, accusative בָּל mind, Daniel 6:15 [Daniel 6:14] (with infinitive); accusative טְעֵם Daniel 3:12; Daniel 6:14 pay due regard (טְעֵם) to (עַל person).
Pe`îl 3rd person masculine singular מִנִּי שִׂים טְעֵם Ezra 4:19, from me a decree is made, so Ezra 5:17; Ezra 6:8, Ezra 6:11; Ezra 7:13, Ezra 7:21; Daniel 3:29; Daniel 4:3 [Daniel 4:6]; Daniel 6:27 [Daniel 6:26]; literal 3rd person feminine singular שֻׂמַת (read probably שִׂימַת K§ 45, Beisp. 1. d)) Daniel 6:18 (of stone, עַל local).
Hithpe. be made: Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִתְּשָׂם Ezra 4:24 (of decree, טְעֵס with מִן agent.); 3rd person masculine plural יִתְּשָׂמוּן Daniel 2:5 subject of thing + noun predicate be made into; Participle מִתְּשָׂם Ezra 5:8 literally be set, laid, of wood, ב of wall.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Ezra

4:19; 4:21; 4:21; 4:24; 5:3; 5:3; 5:8; 5:9; 5:13; 5:14; 5:14; 5:17; 6:1; 6:8; 6:8; 6:11; 6:12; 6:12; 7:13; 7:21

Daniel

2:5; 3:10; 3:10; 3:12; 3:12; 3:29; 4:6; 5:12; 6:14; 6:14; 6:18; 6:26

H7761

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7761 matches the Hebrew שׂוּם (śûm),
which occurs 26 times in 25 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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“So a decree has been [fn]issued H7761 by me, and a search has been made and it has been found that that city has lifted itself up against the kings in past days, that rebellion and revolt have been perpetrated in it,

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“Now issue H7761 a decree to make those men stop, that this city may not be rebuilt until a decree is issued H7761 by me.

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At that time Tattenai, the governor of the province beyond the [fn]River, and Shethar-bozenai and their colleagues came to them and spoke to them thus, “Who issued H7761 you a decree to rebuild this house and to complete this structure?”

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“Let it be known to the king that we have gone to the province of Judah, to the house of the great God, and it is being built with huge stones, and timber is being put H7761 within the walls; and that work is going on with all diligence and is succeeding in their hands.

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“Then we asked those elders and said to them thus, ‘Who issued H7761 you a decree to rebuild this house and to complete this structure?’

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‘However, in the first year of Cyrus king of Babylon, King Cyrus issued H7761 a decree to rebuild this house of God.

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‘Also the gold and silver utensils of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple [fn]in Jerusalem and brought them to the temple of Babylon, these King Cyrus took out from the temple of Babylon, and they were given to one whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had appointed H7761 governor.

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“So now if it seems good to the king, let a search be made in the king’s treasure house, which is there in Babylon, if it be that a decree was issued H7761 by King Cyrus to rebuild that house of God in Jerusalem; and let the king send to us his will concerning this matter.”

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Then King Darius issued H7761 a decree, and a search was made in the [fn]archives, where the treasures were deposited in Babylon.

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“In the first year of King Cyrus, Cyrus the king issued H7761 a decree:

‘Concerning the house of God in Jerusalem, let that house, the place where sacrifices are offered, be rebuilt and let its foundations be [fn]retained, its height being [fn]60 cubits and its width 60 cubits;

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“Moreover, I issue H7761 a decree concerning what you shall do for those elders of Judah in the rebuilding of that house of God: the full cost is to be given to those people from the royal treasury out of the tribute of the provinces beyond the River, and that without negligence.

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“And I issued H7761 a decree that any man who violates this edict, a timber shall be pulled out from his house and he shall be impaled on it and his house shall be made a refuse heap on account of this.

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“May the God who has caused His name to dwell there overthrow any king or people who [fn]stretches out his hand to change it, so as to destroy that house of God in Jerusalem. I, Darius, have issued H7761 this decree, let it be done with all diligence!”

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I have issued H7761 a decree that any of the people of Israel and their priests and the Levites in my kingdom who freely offer to go to Jerusalem, may go with you.

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“So I, even I, King Artaxerxes, issue H7761 a decree to all the treasurers who are in the provinces beyond the [fn]River, that whatever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, may ask of you, it shall be done with all diligence,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:5 - The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, “The word from me is firm: if you do not make known to me the dream and its interpretation, you will be [fn]torn limb from limb, and your houses will be made H7761 a rubbish heap.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:10 - “You, O king, have made H7761 a decree that every man who hears the sound of the horn, flute, [fn]lyre, trigon, psaltery, and bagpipe and all kinds of music, is to fall down and worship the golden image.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:12 - “There are certain Jews whom you have appointed over the administration of the province of Babylon, namely Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. These men, O king, do not pay H7761 attention H7761 to you; they do not serve your gods and do not worship the golden image which you have set up.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 3:29 - “Therefore I make H7761 a decree that any people, nation, or tongue that says anything offensive against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego shall be torn limb from limb and their houses reduced to a rubbish heap, inasmuch as there is no other god who is able to deliver in this way.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:6 - “So I gave H7761 a decree to bring into my presence all the wise men of Babylon, that they might make known to me the interpretation of the dream.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 5:12 - “This was because an extraordinary spirit, knowledge and insight, interpretation of dreams, explanation of enigmas, and [fn]solving of difficult problems were found in this Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar. Let Daniel now be summoned, and he will declare the interpretation.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:13 - Then they answered and said before the king, “Daniel, who is one of the [fn]exiles from Judah, pays H7761 no attention H7761 to you, O king, or to the injunction which you signed, but keeps seeking to make his petition three times a day.”

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Then, as soon as the king heard this word, he was greatly distressed within himself and set H7761 his mind on saving Daniel; and even until sunset he kept exerting himself to deliver him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:17 - And a stone was brought and placed H7761 over the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet ring and with the signet rings of his nobles so that nothing would be changed in regard to Daniel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:26 - “[fn]I make H7761 a decree that in all the [fn]dominion of my kingdom, men are to fear and be in dread before the God of Daniel;

For He is the living God and enduring forever,

And His kingdom is one which will not be destroyed,

And His [fn]dominion will be unto the end.

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