Hebrew Word Study

The meaning of יָשַׂם

Understanding yâsam reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.

Definition

be put (set). - to place - intransitively, to be placed 1) to put, place, set, appoint, make 1a) (Qal) to put, place

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יָשַׂם

Phoneticyaw-sam'
Transliterationyâsam
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H:V
Hebrew Verb
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

be put (set). - to place - intransitively, to be placed 1) to put, place, set, appoint, make 1a) (Qal) to put, place

Scripture References

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Genesis 50:26

So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

Word: יָשַׂם (yâsam)

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