775 occurrences

'Set' in the Bible

God placed them in the expanse of the heavens to provide light upon the earth,

So God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it [as His own, that is, set it apart as holy from other days], because in it He rested from all His work which He had created and done.

And the Lord said to him, “Therefore, whoever kills Cain, a sevenfold vengeance [that is, punishment seven times worse] shall be taken on him [by Me].” And the Lord set a [protective] mark (sign) on Cain, so that no one who found (met) him would kill him.

Then he took curds and milk and the calf which he had prepared, and set it before the men; and he stood beside them under the tree while they ate.

But Lot hesitated and lingered. The men took hold of his hand and the hand of his wife and the hands of his two daughters, because the Lord was merciful to him [for Abraham’s sake]; and they brought him out, and left him outside the city [with his family].

Then Abraham set apart seven ewe lambs of the flock,

and Abimelech said to Abraham, “What is the meaning of these seven ewe lambs which you have set apart?”

But when food was set before him, he said, “I will not eat until I have stated my business.” And Laban said, “Speak on.”

And he came to a certain place and stayed overnight there because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones of the place, he put it under his head and lay down there [to sleep].

He dreamed that there was a ladder (stairway) placed on the earth, and the top of it reached [out of sight] toward heaven; and [he saw] the angels of God ascending and descending on it [going to and from heaven].

So Jacob got up early in the morning, and took the stone he had put under his head and he set it up as a pillar [that is, a monument to the vision in his dream], and he poured [olive] oil on the top of it [to consecrate it].

This stone which I have set up as a pillar (monument, memorial) will be God’s house [a sacred place to me], and of everything that You give me I will give the tenth to You [as an offering to signify my gratitude and dependence on You].”

And he put [a distance of] three days’ journey between himself and Jacob, and Jacob was then left in care of the rest of Laban’s flock.

Then he set the branches which he had peeled in front of the flocks in the watering troughs, where the flocks came to drink; and they mated and conceived when they came to drink.

Jacob separated the lambs, and [as he had done with the peeled branches] he made the flocks face toward the streaked and all the dark or black in the [new] flock of Laban; and he put his own herds apart by themselves and did not put them [where they could breed] with Laban’s flock.

Then Jacob stood [and took action] and put his children and his wives on camels;

So he fled with everything that he had, and got up and crossed the river [Euphrates], and set his face toward the hill country of Gilead [east of the Jordan River].

So Jacob took a stone and set it up as a [memorial] pillar.

Laban said to Jacob, “Look at this mound [of stones] and look at this pillar which I have set up between you and me.

Please let my lord go on ahead of his servant, and I will move on slowly, governed by the pace of the livestock that are in front of me and according to the endurance of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir [in Edom].”

Jacob set up a pillar (memorial, monument) in the place where he had talked with God, a pillar of stone, and he poured a drink offering [of wine] on it; he also poured oil on it [to declare it sacred for God’s purpose].

Jacob set a pillar (memorial, monument) on her grave; that is the pillar of Rachel’s grave to this day.

So now let Pharaoh [prepare ahead and] look for a man discerning and clear-headed and wise, and set him [in charge] over the land of Egypt [as governor under Pharaoh].

Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you [in charge] over all the land of Egypt.”

He had him ride in his second chariot; and runners proclaimed before him, “[Attention,] bow the knee!” And he set him over all the land of Egypt.

So the servants served Joseph by himself [in honor of his rank], and his brothers by themselves, and the Egyptians who ate with him by themselves, because [according to custom] the Egyptians could not eat food with the Hebrews, for that is loathsome to the Egyptians.

Then you said to your servants, ‘Bring him down to me that I may actually see him.’

So Jacob set out from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob and their children and their wives in the wagons that Pharaoh had sent to carry him.

Then Jacob blessed them that day, saying,“By you Israel will pronounce a blessing, saying,‘May God make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.’”And he put Ephraim before Manasseh.

So they set taskmasters over them to oppress them with hard labor. And the sons of Israel built Pithom and Raamses as storage cities for Pharaoh.

So Moses took his wife [Zipporah] and his sons [Gershom and Eliezer] and seated them on donkeys, and returned to the land of Egypt. Moses also took the staff of God in his hand.

And the Hebrew foremen, whom Pharaoh’s taskmasters had set over them, were beaten and were asked, “Why have you not fulfilled your required quota of making bricks yesterday and today, as before?”

But on that day I will separate and set apart the land of Goshen, where My people are living, so that no swarms of insects will be there, so that you may know [without any doubt] and acknowledge that I, the Lord, am in the midst of the earth.

The Lord set a [definite] time, saying, “Tomorrow the Lord will do this thing in the land.”

Then Pharaoh sent [men to investigate], and not even one of the livestock of the Israelites had died. But the heart of Pharaoh was hardened [and his mind was firmly set], and he did not let the people go.

“Sanctify to Me [that is, set apart for My purpose] every firstborn, the first offspring of every womb among the children of Israel, both of man and of animal; it is Mine.”

you shall set apart and dedicate to the Lord all that first opens the womb. All the firstborn males of your livestock shall be the Lord’s.

They set out from Elim, and all the congregation of Israel came to the Wilderness of Sin, which is between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after they left the land of Egypt.

The Lord also said to Moses, “Go to the people and consecrate them today and tomorrow [that is, prepare them for My sacred purpose], and have them wash their clothes

You shall set barriers for the people all around [the mountain], saying, ‘Beware that you do not go up on the mountain or touch its border; whoever touches the mountain must be put to death.

So Moses went down from the mountain to the people and sanctified them [for God’s sacred purpose], and they washed their clothes.

Also have the priests who approach the Lord consecrate (sanctify, set apart) themselves [for My sacred purpose], or else the Lord will break forth [in judgment] against them [and destroy them].”

Moses said to the Lord, “The people cannot come up to Mount Sinai, because You warned us, saying, ‘Set barriers around the mountain and consecrate it.’”

For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea and everything that is in them, and He rested (ceased) on the seventh day. That is why the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy [that is, set it apart for His purposes].

“Now these are the ordinances (laws) which you shall set before the Israelites:

I will establish your borders from the Red Sea to the Sea of the Philistines (the Mediterranean), and from the wilderness to the River Euphrates; for I will hand over the residents of the land to you, and you shall drive them out before you.

Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. Then he got up early in the morning, and built an altar [for worship] at the foot of the mountain with twelve pillars (memorial stones) representing the twelve tribes of Israel.

You shall set the bread of the Presence (showbread) on the table before Me at all times.

Then you shall make the lamps [of the lampstand] seven in number [with one lamp at the top of the shaft]. The priests shall set up its seven lamps so that they will light the space in front of it.

You shall make loops of blue on the outer edge of the last curtain in the first set, and likewise in the second set.

You shall make fifty loops on the one curtain, and fifty loops on the edge of the last curtain that is in the second set. The loops on one curtain correspond to the loops on the other.

Make fifty loops on the edge of the outermost curtain in the first set, and fifty loops on the edge of the outermost curtain in the second set.

You shall set the table [for the bread] outside the veil [in the Holy Place] on the north side, and the lampstand opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle.

You are to make sacred garments [official clothing reserved for holy services] for Aaron your brother, for honor and for beauty (ornamentation).

With the work of a jeweler, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones according to the names of the sons of Israel. You shall have them set in filigree [settings] of gold.

You shall mount on it four rows of stones: the first row shall be a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald;

and the fourth row a beryl and an onyx and a jasper; they shall be set in gold filigree.

You shall put the various articles of clothing on Aaron your brother and on his sons with him, and shall anoint them and ordain and sanctify them, so that they may serve Me as priests.

You shall consecrate the waved breast offering [of the ram] used in the ordination and the waved thigh offering of the priests’ portion, since it is [a contribution] for Aaron and for his sons.

They shall eat those things by which atonement was made at their ordination and consecration; but a layman shall not eat them, because they are holy [that is, set apart to the worship of God].

And if any of the meat of ordination or the bread remains until morning, you shall burn it in the fire; it shall not be eaten, because it is holy.

For seven days you shall make atonement for the altar [of burnt offering] and consecrate it; then the altar shall be most holy. Whatever touches the altar must be holy (set apart for God’s service).

You shall consecrate them, that they may be most holy; whatever touches them must be holy (set apart for God).

“But as for you, say to the Israelites, ‘You shall most certainly observe My Sabbaths, for it is a sign between Me and you throughout your generations, so that you may know [without any doubt] and acknowledge that I am the Lord who sanctifies you and sets you apart [for Myself].

Aaron said, “Do not let the anger of my lord burn; you know the people yourself, that they are prone to evil.

and onyx stones and other stones to be set for the ephod and the breastpiece.

The leaders brought onyx stones and other stones to be put in settings for the ephod and for the breastpiece,

He made loops of blue on the edge of the outermost curtain in the first set; he also did this on the edge of the curtain that was outermost in the second set.

He made fifty loops in the one curtain [of the first set] and fifty loops on the edge of the curtain which was in the second set; the loops were opposite one another.

And they mounted four rows of stones on it. The first row was a row of ruby, topaz, and emerald;

the pure gold lampstand and its lamps, with the lamps placed in order, all its utensils, and the oil for the light;

“On the first day of the first month (Abib) you shall set up the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting [of God with you].

You shall bring in the table [for the bread] and arrange its setting; you shall bring in the lampstand and mount and light its lamps.

You shall set the golden altar of incense in front of the ark of the Testimony [outside the veil], and put the [hanging] veil at the doorway of the tabernacle.

You shall set the [bronze] altar of burnt offering in front of the doorway of the tabernacle of the Tent of Meeting.

You shall set the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar [of burnt offering], and put water in it.

You shall set up the courtyard [curtains] all around and hang up the screen (curtain) for the gateway of the courtyard.

You shall anoint the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and consecrate the altar, and the altar shall be most holy.

Moses erected the tabernacle, laid its sockets, set up its boards, put in its bars and erected its support poles.

He took the Testimony [the stones inscribed with the Ten Commandments] and put it into the ark [of the covenant], and placed the poles [through the rings] on the ark, and put the mercy seat on top of the ark.

Moses brought the ark into the tabernacle, and set up a veil (partition) for the screen (curtain), and screened off the ark of the Testimony, just as the Lord had commanded him.

He set the bread [of the Presence] in order on it before the Lord, just as the Lord had commanded him.

Moses mounted and lighted the lamps [on the lampstand] before the Lord, just as the Lord commanded him.

Then he set up the screen (curtain) at the doorway of the tabernacle.

He placed the basin between the Tent of Meeting and the altar [of burnt offering], and put water in it for washing.

And he erected the courtyard all around the tabernacle and the altar, and hung the screen (curtain) at the gateway of the courtyard. So Moses finished the work.

Whatever touches its meat will become consecrated (ceremonially clean). When any of its blood splashes on a garment, you shall wash what was splashed on in a holy place.

and the priest who cleanses him shall present the man to be cleansed and his offerings before the Lord at the doorway of the Tent of Meeting.

‘Any man from the house of Israel, or any stranger living temporarily among you, who eats any blood, against that person I shall set My face and I will cut him off from his people [excluding him from the atonement made for them].

I will also set My face against that man [opposing him, withdrawing My protection from him] and will cut him off from his people [excluding him from the atonement made for them], because he has given some of his children to Molech, so as to defile My sanctuary and profane My holy name.

then I shall set My face against that man and against his [extended] family, and I will cut off from their people both him and all who follow him in playing the prostitute (commit apostasy) with Molech.

‘As for the person who turns to mediums [who consult the dead] or to spiritists, to play the prostitute after them, I shall set My face against that person and will cut him off from his people [excluding him from the atonement made for them].

You are therefore to make a distinction between the [ceremonially] clean animal and the unclean, and between the unclean bird and the clean; and you shall not make yourselves detestable by animal or by bird or by anything that crawls on the ground, which I have set apart from you as unclean.

“Speak to the children of Israel and say to them, ‘The appointed times (established feasts) of the Lord which you shall proclaim as holy convocations—My appointed times are these:

‘These are the appointed times of the Lord, holy convocations which you shall proclaim at their appointed times:

‘These are the appointed times (established feasts) of the Lord, which you shall proclaim to be holy convocations, to present an offering by fire to the Lord, a burnt offering and a grain offering, sacrifices and drink offerings, each on its own day.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
ערך 
`erek 
Usage: 33

καθίζω 
Kathizo 
sit , sit down , set , be set , be set down , continue , tarry
Usage: 30

מלך 
Malak 
Usage: 350

נוּח 
Nuwach 
Usage: 144

נסך 
Nacak 
pour out , pour , cover , offer , melteth , molten , set , set up
Usage: 25

נסע 
Naca` 
Usage: 146

נצב 
Natsab 
Usage: 75

קוּם 
Quwm (Aramaic) 
set up , arise , stand , set , establish , rise up , appointeth , stood by , made , rise
Usage: 35

שׂים שׂוּם 
Suwm 
put , make , set , lay , appoint , give , set up , consider , turn , brought , ordain , place , take , shew , regard , mark , disposed , care ,
Usage: 580

ἐπιβιβάζω 
Epibibazo 
set on , set thereon
Usage: 2

ἐπικαθίζω 
Epikathizo 
set , vr set
Usage: 1

πρόκειμαι 
Prokeimai 
be set before , be first , be set forth
Usage: 5

σφραγίζω 
Sphragizo 
seal , set to seal , stop , seal up , set a seal , vr seal
Usage: 25

בּנה 
Banah 
Usage: 376

בּער 
Ba`ar 
burn , ... away , kindle , brutish , eaten , set , burn up , eat up , feed , heated , took , wasted
Usage: 94

המּון המּו 
himmow 
them , set , are , those , men
Usage: 9

זקף 
Z@qaph (Aramaic) 
set up
Usage: 1

זרע 
Zara` 
Usage: 56

חקה 
Chaqah 
Usage: 4

חקק 
Chaqaq 
Usage: 19

חשׁק 
Chashaq 
Usage: 11

טבע 
Taba` 
Usage: 10

יהב 
Yahab 
give , go to , Bring , ascribe , come on , give out , Set , take
Usage: 34

ינח 
Yanach 
Usage: 0

יסד 
Yacad 
Usage: 43

יעד 
Ya`ad 
Usage: 29

יעל 
Ya`al 
Usage: 23

יצב 
Yatsab 
Usage: 48

יצג 
Yatsag 
Usage: 16

יצק 
Yatsaq 
Usage: 53

יצת 
Yatsath 
Usage: 29

יקר 
Yaqar 
Usage: 11

ישׁב 
Yashab 
Usage: 1081

כּוּן 
Kuwn 
Usage: 217

כּלל 
K@lal (Aramaic) 
set up , make up , finished , variant
Usage: 7

להט 
Lahat 
set on fire , burn up , burn , kindle , flaming
Usage: 11

מסבּה מוּסבּה 
Muwcabbah 
Usage: 4

מלא מלא 
Male' 
Usage: 251

מלּא 
Millu' 
Usage: 15

מלּאה 
Millu'ah 
Usage: 3

מנה מנא 
M@na' (Aramaic) 
Usage: 5

מנה 
manah 
Usage: 28

משּׂא 
Massa' 
Usage: 65

משׁחית 
Mashchiyth 
Usage: 12

משׁלח משׁלח משׁלוח 
Mishlowach 
Usage: 10

נחת 
Nachath 
Usage: 9

נחת 
Nachath 
Usage: 8

נצח 
Natsach 
Usage: 65

נתן 
Nathan 
give , put , deliver , made , set , up , lay , grant , suffer , yield , bring , cause , utter , laid , send , recompense , appoint , shew ,
Usage: 2011

סוּג 
Cuwg 
Usage: 1

סוּת 
Cuwth 
Usage: 18

שׂכך סכך 
Cakak 
Usage: 23

סמך 
Camak 
Usage: 48

סתוּר 
C@thuwr 
Usage: 1

עוּף 
`uwph 
Usage: 28

עזרה 
`azarah 
Usage: 9

עמד 
`amad 
Usage: 521

פּלה 
Palah 
Usage: 7

פּקד 
Paqad 
Usage: 303

פּרע 
Para` 
Usage: 16

פּשׁט 
Pashat 
Usage: 43

פּתח 
Pathach 
Usage: 143

קהה 
Qahah 
set on edge , blunt
Usage: 4

קוּם 
Quwm 
Usage: 629

קלה 
Qalah 
Usage: 6

קפא 
Qapha' 
Usage: 4

רוּם 
Ruwm (Aramaic) 
lift up , extol , set up
Usage: 4

רכב 
Rakab 
Usage: 78

שׁבץ 
Shabats 
Usage: 2

שׁוה 
Shavah 
Usage: 21

שׁית 
Shiyth 
set , made , lay , put , appoint , regard ,
Usage: 83

שׁכך 
Shakak 
Usage: 5

שׁכן 
Shakan 
Usage: 128

שׁלב 
Shalab 
Usage: 2

שׁלח 
Shalach 
send , go , forth , send away , lay , send out , put , put away , cast out , stretch out , cast , set , put out , depart , soweth , loose ,
Usage: 848

שׁפת 
Shaphath 
set on , brought , ordain
Usage: 5

שׁקט 
Shaqat 
Usage: 41

שׁת 
Sheth 
Usage: 9

תּוה 
Tavah 
Usage: 2

תּקן 
Taqan 
Usage: 3

ἀνακεῖμαι 
Anakeimai 
sit at meat , guests , sit , sit down , be set down , lie , lean , at the table
Usage: 10

ἀναπίπτω 
Anapipto 
sit down , sit down to meat , be set down , lean
Usage: 8

ἀνατάσσομαι 
Anatassomai 
Usage: 1

ἀνορθόω 
Anorthoo 
make straight , set up , lift up
Usage: 3

ἀποδείκνυμι 
Apodeiknumi 
Usage: 4

ἀπολύω 
Apoluo 
Usage: 52

βῆμα 
Bema 
Usage: 12

διατάσσω 
Diatasso 
Usage: 14

διχάζω 
Dichazo 
to set at variance
Usage: 0

δύνω δῦμι 
Duno 
set
Usage: 2

ἑδραῖος 
hedraios 
Usage: 3

ἐξουθενέω 
Exoutheneo 
Usage: 11

ἐπιδιορθόω 
Epidiorthoo 
set in order
Usage: 1

ἐπιτίθημι 
Epitithemi 
lay on , lay , put , lay upon , put on , put upon , set , not tr ,
Usage: 34

θεμελιόω 
themelioo 
Usage: 4

θορυβέω 
Thorubeo 
Usage: 3

ἵστημι 
histemi 
stand , set , establish , stand still , stand by , , vr stand
Usage: 129