חָטַם

Strong’s Definition

to stop

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

refrain.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to hold in, restrain
• 2.(qal) to restrain (oneself)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: châṭam; Pronunciation: khaw-tam'