שַׂ֣מְתִּי

𐤔𐤌𐤕𐤉

sameti

I have put

or שִׂים; a primitive root; to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically); [idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase] name, [idiom] on, ordain, order, [phrase] paint, place, preserve, purpose, put (on), [phrase] regard, rehearse, reward, (cause to) set (on, up), shew, [phrase] stedfastly, take, [idiom] tell, [phrase] tread down, (over-)turn, [idiom] wholly, work.

H7760

Exodus 10:2 · Word #14

Lexicon H7760

Lemmaשׂוּם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤅𐤌
Transliterationsûwm
Strong'sH7760
In-contextI have put

Morphology HVqp1cs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation p — Perfect — Completed action
Person 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we")
Gender c — Common — Common (both genders)
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H7760-33

I set

Rootשׂום (s-w-m)
Core Meaningsplacing, setting, positioning, appointing, assigning, establishing
Semantic Rangeto put, place, set, lay, appoint, assign, establish, impose, designate, make (something to be), direct attention toward
Conceptual SignificanceThis verb is foundational in biblical Hebrew for describing acts of ordering and establishing—whether placing objects, setting boundaries, appointing leaders, or establishing covenantal terms. It often conveys intentionality and authority, reflecting divine or human agency in bringing order or purpose.
Morphological NotesVerb; Qal stem (simple active); perfect (completed aspect); 1st person common singular. From the primitive root שׂום/שׂים.
Rendering RationaleThe root שׂום carries the core idea of placing or setting something in position, whether physically or figuratively. As a Qal perfect 1st person common singular form, שַׂמְתִּי expresses a completed action by the speaker, thus "I set" preserves both the simple active stem and the first-person singular sense.

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Words from Root שׂום (placing, setting, positioning, appointing, assigning, establishing)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H7760-01 asim I will set
H7760-02 asimah let me set
H7760-03 asimekha I will set you

Word Usage (586 occurrences of H7760)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 2:8 וַ/יָּ֣שֶׂם vayasem and placed
Genesis 4:15 וַ/יָּ֨שֶׂם vayasem and set
Genesis 6:16 תָּשִׂ֑ים tasim you shall set