STRONGS NUMBER H2368

H2368. chotham

I. חוֺתָם חֹתָם,‎ noun masculine^{Job 41:7} seal, signet-ring (Aramaic ; Ethiopic — see Lag^{BN 116}) — absolute חֹתָם‎ Exodus 28:11 2t.; חוֺתָם‎ Jeremiah 22:24 8t.; suffix חֹתָֽמְךָ‎ Genesis 38:18, חֹתָמוֺ‎ 1 Kings 21:8; — on supposed construct חוֺתַם‎ see foregoing; — seal, signet-ring, hung by a cord (מָּתִיל‎) about the neck Genesis 38:18 (J; = חֹתֶמֶת‎ 38:25), or (later ?) worn on (finger of) right hand Jeremiah 22:24, (Benz^{Archäol. 106}); the two customs apparently combined Song of Solomon 8:6 (עַלזְֿרוֺעֶךָ עַללִֿבֶֹּךָ,‎); used to attest a royal missive 1 Kings 21:8 (instrumental of verb חתם‎); a precious article Haggai 2:23 (simile of Zerubbabel); ח ׳מִּתּוּחֵי‎ engravings of a seal, as model for cutting names and inscription on precious stones and gold plate Exodus 28:11, 21, 26; 39:6, 14, 30 (all P; see Benz^258ff.); ח ׳חֹמֶר‎ Job 38:14 = clay of (under) a signet; ׳ח צָ֑ר‎ 41:7 a close signet, i.e. one that is closely pressed down, simile of closely joined (סָגוּר‎) scales of crocodile.