שָׂטַםsâṭam
bear a grudge, cherish animosity, against
Pronunciation: saw-tam' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H7852
Meanings
Qal: cherish animosity against (Genesis 27:41; Psalms 55:4; Genesis 49:23)
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 27:41 From that time on, Esau hated Jacob because their father had given Jacob the blessing. And Esau began to scheme: “I will soon be mourning my father’s death. Then I will kill my brother, Jacob.”
- Genesis 49:23 Archers attacked him savagely; they shot at him and harassed him.
- Genesis 50:15 But now that their father was dead, Joseph’s brothers became fearful. “Now Joseph will show his anger and pay us back for all the wrong we did to him,” they said.
- Job 16:9 God hates me and angrily tears me apart. He snaps his teeth at me and pierces me with his eyes.
- Job 30:21 You have become cruel toward me. You use your power to persecute me.
- Psalms 55:3 My enemies shout at me, making loud and wicked threats. They bring trouble on me and angrily hunt me down.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).