שִׂ֥ימוּ

𐤔𐤉𐤌𐤅

simu

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 32:27 · Word #8

Lexicon H7760

Lemmaשׂוּם
Lemma (Paleo)𐤔𐤅𐤌
Transliterationsûwm
Strong'sH7760
In-contextput

Morphology HVqv2mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation v — Imperative — A command
Person 2 — 2nd person — Second person ("you")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H7760-53

Set in place!

Rootשׂום (s-w-m)
Core Meaningsplacing, setting, positioning, appointing, assigning
Semantic Rangeto put, place, set, lay, appoint, assign, establish, fix, impose, direct, designate, regard, determine
Conceptual Significanceשׂום is a foundational verb of agency and intentionality in the Hebrew Bible, frequently used for establishing covenants, appointing leaders, setting laws, or placing objects in sacred space. It conveys purposeful action—deliberately putting something where it belongs—whether physically, socially, or spiritually.
Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, imperative, 2nd person masculine plural (HVqv2mp). The Qal stem expresses the simple active action of placing or setting; the plural ending -וּ marks address to multiple males (or a mixed group).
Rendering RationaleThe root שׂום conveys the act of placing or setting something in position. The form שִׂימוּ is Qal imperative, second masculine plural, so the rendering reflects a direct command addressed to a group: "Set in place!" preserving both the core idea of placement and the plural imperative force.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

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

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