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Strong's H7761 שׂוּם (sum)

Sum means “give” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H7761
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 25
Books 2

Strong's H7761 Quick Answer

Strong's H7761 שׂוּם (suwm) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. suwm (soom) v. 1. + command, give, lay, make, + name, + regard, set [(Aramaic) corresponding to H7760] It has 25 linked Bible usages across 2 books. Visible English usage signals include make, commanded, name, set, and give. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
suwm (soom) v. 1. + command, give, lay, make, + name, + regard, set [(Aramaic) corresponding to H7760]
Usage
25 linked usages
Books
2 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
make, commanded, name, set, and give

Meaning and Definition

suwm (soom) v. 1. + command, give, lay, make, + name, + regard, set [(Aramaic) corresponding to H7760] Root(s): H7760

Original Word
שׂוּם
Transliteration
suwm
Derivation
Root: שׂום שׂים First root strongs: 7760
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H7761. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to set: make

Usage: 1) to set, make, appoint 1a) (P'al) 1a1) to make, make decree, setout (decree) 1a2) to make, appoint 1a3) to set, fix 1b) (Ithp'al) to be made, be set, be laid

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How Strong's H7761 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render suwm, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

make Ezra 6:8 commanded Ezra 4:19 name Ezra 5:14 set Ezra 6:11 Give Ezra 4:21 regarded Daniel 3:12 regardeth Daniel 6:13

How Strong's H7761 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 25 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H7761 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H7761 in the Old Testament

25 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Ezra 4:19 KJV

And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein.

Ezra 4:21 KJV

Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me.

Ezra 5:3 KJV

At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?

Usage Excerpts

First 25 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H7761.

Ezra 4:19 Old Testament, KJV
And I commanded, and search hath been made, and it is found that this city of old time hath made insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and sedition have been made therein.
Ezra 4:21 Old Testament, KJV
Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until another commandment shall be given from me.
Ezra 5:3 Old Testament, KJV
At the same time came to them Tatnai, governor on this side the river, and Shetharboznai and their companions, and said thus unto them, Who hath commanded you to build this house, and to make up this wall?
Ezra 5:8 Old Testament, KJV
Be it known unto the king, that we went into the province of Judea, to the house of the great God, which is builded with great stones, and timber is laid in the walls, and this work goeth fast on, and prospereth in their hands.
Ezra 5:9 Old Testament, KJV
Then asked we those elders, and said unto them thus, Who commanded you to build this house, and to make up these walls?
Ezra 5:13 Old Testament, KJV
But in the first year of Cyrus the king of Babylon the same king Cyrus made a decree to build this house of God.
Ezra 5:14 Old Testament, KJV
And the vessels also of gold and silver of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took out of the temple that was in Jerusalem, and brought them into the temple of Babylon, those did Cyrus the king take out of the temple of Babylon, and they were delivered unto one, whose name was Sheshbazzar, whom he had made governor;
Ezra 5:17 Old Testament, KJV
Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which is there at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.
Ezra 6:1 Old Testament, KJV
Then Darius the king made a decree, and search was made in the house of the rolls, where the treasures were laid up in Babylon.
Ezra 6:3 Old Testament, KJV
In the first year of Cyrus the king the same Cyrus the king made a decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem, Let the house be builded, the place where they offered sacrifices, and let the foundations thereof be strongly laid; the height thereof threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof threescore cubits;
Ezra 6:8 Old Testament, KJV
Moreover I make a decree what ye shall do to the elders of these Jews for the building of this house of God: that of the king's goods, even of the tribute beyond the river, forthwith expenses be given unto these men, that they be not hindered.
Ezra 6:11 Old Testament, KJV
Also I have made a decree, that whosoever shall alter this word, let timber be pulled down from his house, and being set up, let him be hanged thereon; and let his house be made a dunghill for this.
Ezra 6:12 Old Testament, KJV
And the God that hath caused his name to dwell there destroy all kings and people, that shall put to their hand to alter and to destroy this house of God which is at Jerusalem. I Darius have made a decree; let it be done with speed.
Ezra 7:13 Old Testament, KJV
I make a decree, that all they of the people of Israel, and of his priests and Levites, in my realm, which are minded of their own freewill to go up to Jerusalem, go with thee.
Ezra 7:21 Old Testament, KJV
And I, even I Artaxerxes the king, do make a decree to all the treasurers which are beyond the river, that whatsoever Ezra the priest, the scribe of the law of the God of heaven, shall require of you, it be done speedily,
Daniel 2:5 Old Testament, KJV
The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The thing is gone from me: if ye will not make known unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a dunghill.
Daniel 3:10 Old Testament, KJV
Thou, O king, hast made a decree, that every man that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of musick, shall fall down and worship the golden image:
Daniel 3:12 Old Testament, KJV
There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego; these men, O king, have not regarded thee: they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden image which thou hast set up.
Daniel 3:29 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore I make a decree, That every people, nation, and language, which speak any thing amiss against the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, shall be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a dunghill: because there is no other God that can deliver after this sort.
Daniel 4:6 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore made I a decree to bring in all the wise men of Babylon before me, that they might make known unto me the interpretation of the dream.
Daniel 5:12 Old Testament, KJV
Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shewing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shew the interpretation.
Daniel 6:13 Old Testament, KJV
Then answered they and said before the king, That Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times a day.
Daniel 6:14 Old Testament, KJV
Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to deliver him: and he laboured till the going down of the sun to deliver him.
Daniel 6:17 Old Testament, KJV
And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose might not be changed concerning Daniel.
Daniel 6:26 Old Testament, KJV
I make a decree, That in every dominion of my kingdom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel: for he is the living God, and stedfast for ever, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his dominion shall be even unto the end.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H7761, grouped by book.

Ezra 15 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 10 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H7761 FAQ

What does sum (שׂוּם) mean?

Sum (Strong's H7761) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "give". suwm (soom) v. 1. + command, give, lay, make, + name, + regard, set [(Aramaic) corresponding to H7760]

How many times is sum (שׂוּם) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 25 linked usages for Strong's H7761 across 2 books.

Where can I study sum (שׂוּם) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H7761 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate sum (שׂוּם)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as make, commanded, name, set, give, and regarded. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.