וְ/נֶחְתָּ֖ם
𐤅/𐤍𐤇𐤕𐤌
châtham
and sealed
To affix a seal, to seal, to close up or secure by means of a seal; by extension, to mark something as authenticated, completed, or protected—primarily referring to the physical act of sealing documents, letters, or containers (for security, authority, or privacy), but sometimes connoting bringing something to an end or completion in a metaphorical sense.
Esther 3:12 · Word #38
Lexicon H2856
| Lemma | חָתַם |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤇𐤕𐤌 |
| Transliteration | châtham |
| Strong's | H2856 |
| Definition | To affix a seal, to seal, to close up or secure by means of a seal; by extension, to mark something as authenticated, completed, or protected—primarily referring to the physical act of sealing documents, letters, or containers (for security, authority, or privacy), but sometimes connoting bringing something to an end or completion in a metaphorical sense. |
Morphology HC/VNsmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive |
| Conjugation | s — Participle Passive — The one receiving the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and sealed |
SIBI-P1 Translation H2856-17
and being sealed
| Morphological Notes | Niphal participle passive, masculine singular absolute, with prefixed conjunction וְ |
| Rendering Rationale | The Niphal stem marks passive/reflexive voice, and the participle form functions as a verbal adjective. "Being sealed" preserves the passive sense of undergoing sealing, while the prefixed conjunction is reflected by "and." |
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