שָׁפַת shâphath — to locate, i.e. (generally) hang on or (figuratively) establish, reduce
Translated in the KJV as bring, ordain, set on.
a primitive root; to locate, i.e. (generally) hang on or (figuratively) establish, reduce.
shâphath in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Imperative 3Imperfect (yiqtol) 2
And Elisha came again to Gilgal: and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him: and he said unto his servant, Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.
For dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have inclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet.
Lord, thou wilt ordain peace for us: for thou also hast wrought all our works in us.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›