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Hebrew wordlink #8620

OSHB Gen 21:14 שָׂם (sām) Strongs=7760 a Lemma=‘שׂים’
contextual word gloss=‘placing’ word gloss=‘putting’
Morphology=Vqrmsa PoS=qal_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute
Year=-1892

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Other uses (6) of identical word form שָׂם (Morphology=Vqrmsa PoS=qal_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘שָׂם’ (Morphology=Vqrmsa PoS=qal_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) has 7 different glosses: ‘[am]_about_to_make’, ‘[am]_about_to_put’, ‘[am]_about_to_set’, ‘[who]_puts’, ‘[who]_puts_[it]’, ‘placing’, ‘someone_puts’.

JOB 28:3 contextual word gloss=‘someone_puts’ word gloss=‘puts’ OSHB JOB 28:3 word 2

OET-LV: 3 An _end someone _puts to_darkness and_to/for_all end he is_searching _for the_stone _of gloom and_deep _darkness. (JOB_28:3)

OET-RV: 3 People have ways to end the darkness.
⇔ They search the furthest places
⇔ for the stone of gloom and deep darkness. ??? (JOB 28:3)

ISA 57:1 contextual word gloss=‘[who]_puts’ word gloss=‘takes’ OSHB ISA 57:1 word 5

OET-LV: 57 The _righteous_person he _has _perished and_there_is_not anyone who_puts on heart and_people _of loyalty are _being_removed when_there_is_not one _who_has _understanding if/because _that from_face/in _front _of (the)_evil he _is _removed the _righteous_person. (ISA_57:1)

OET-RV: 57 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ … (ISA 57:1)

JER 12:11 contextual word gloss=‘[who]_puts_[it]’ word gloss=‘lays’ OSHB JER 12:11 word 12

OET-LV: 11 He_has _made _it into_a _desolation it _is _in _mourning on_me desolate all _of it _has _been _made _desolate the_earth/land if/because there_is_not anyone who_puts_it on heart. (JER_12:11)

OET-RV: 11 ◙
⇔ …
⇔ …
⇔ … (JER 12:11)

JER 44:11 contextual word gloss=‘[am]_about_to_set’ word gloss=‘bring’ OSHB JER 44:11 word 9

OET-LV: 11 for_so/thus/hence thus YHWH he _says hosts the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) here_I am_about _to _set face _of_my on_you(pl) for_harm and_to_cut _off DOM all _of Yəhūdāh. (JER_44:11)

OET-RV: 11 ◙ (JER 44:11)

AMOS 7:8 contextual word gloss=‘[am]_about_to_put’ word gloss=‘setting’ OSHB AMOS 7:8 word 13

OET-LV: 8 And_ YHWH _he/it _said to_me what are_you seeing Oh _ʼĀmōʦ and_I _said tin my_master and_he/it _said here_I am_about _to _put tin in_the _midst _of my _people _of_of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) not I _will _repeat again to _pass _by to_him/it. (AMO_7:8)

OET-RV: 8 and he asked me, “Amos, what do you see?”
¶ “A plumb line,” I answered.
¶ “Listen, I’ll drop a plumb-line down to check out my people Yisrael,” my master said. “Never again will I spare them. (AMO 7:8)

ZEC 12:2 contextual word gloss=‘[am]_about_to_make’ word gloss=‘make’ OSHB ZEC 12:2 word 3

OET-LV: 2 here I am_about _to _make DOM Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem) a _basin _of reeling to/from_all/each/any/every the_peoples all _around and_also on Yəhūdāh/(Judah) it _will _be in_siege on Yərūshālam/(Jerusalem). (ZEC_12:2)

OET-RV: 2 “Listen, I’m about to make Yerushalem into a cup causing all the nations surrounding her to stagger around. It will also be like that for Yehudah during the siege against Yerushalem. (ZEC 12:2)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘Lemma=‘שׂים’’ have 27 different glosses: ‘[am]_about_to_make’, ‘[am]_about_to_put’, ‘[am]_about_to_set’, ‘[who]_made’, ‘[who]_puts’, ‘[who]_puts_[it]’, ‘did_he_appoint’, ‘did_he_make’, ‘did_he_put’, ‘he_appointed’, ‘he_had_appointed’, ‘he_had_put’, ‘he_had_stationed’, ‘he_has_appointed’, ‘he_has_made’, ‘he_has_put’, ‘he_has_set’, ‘he_made’, ‘he_performed’, ‘he_put’, ‘he_set’, ‘he_set_up’, ‘it_has_made’, ‘it_set’, ‘placing’, ‘someone_has_set’, ‘someone_puts’.

Hebrew words (1) other than שָׂם (Morphology=Vqrmsa PoS=qal_verb Type=active_participle Gender=masculine Number=singular State=absolute) with a gloss related to ‘placing’

JDG 6:37 מַצִּיג (maʦʦīg) Lemma=‘יָצַג’ contextual word gloss=‘[am]_placing’ word gloss=‘place’ OSHB JDG 6:37 word 3

OET-LV: 37 Here I am_placing DOM the _fleece _of (the)_wool on_floor if dew it _will _be on the_fleece it_alone and_will _be_on all _of the_earth/land dryness and_I _will _know if/because _that you _will _deliver by_my _of_hand DOM Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) just_as you _have _spoken. (JDG_6:37)

OET-RV: 37 I’ll put this woollen fleece on the threshing floor tonight. If there’s dew on the fleece in the morning, but it’s dry around it, then I’ll know that you’ll rescue Yisrael through me just as you said.” (JDG 6:37)