Quick Definition
signet
Strong's Definition
a signature-ring
Derivation: or חֹתָם; from H2856 (חָתַם);
KJV Usage: seal, signet.
TWOT Reference: 780a
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
חֹתָם (cho.tam) — signet. seal, signet, signet-ring
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
noun m · חתם
Jewellery
seal, signet = engraved object; ◄ made out of metal; ► used to make a mark denoting ownership, approval, or closure of something (normally done by pressing into clay or heated wax and usually attached to a document or letter); sometimes worn on a chain around the neck, or in the form of a ring on one's hand; ≈ regarded as valuable and associated with exclusivity
GEN 38:18 · EXO 28:11 · EXO 28:21 · EXO 28:36 · EXO 39:6 · EXO 39:14 · EXO 39:30 · 1KI 21:8 · JOB 38:14 · JOB 41:7 · SNG 8:6 · SNG 8:6 · JER 22:24 · HAG 2:23
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
חֹתָם, חוֹתָם n.m. seal, signet-ring base