שָׁתַת shâthath — to place, i.e. array
Translated in the KJV as be laid, set. t.
a primitive root; to place, i.e. array; reflex. to lie.
shâthath in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it
Perfect (qatal) 2
שַׁתּוּ֮ Ps 49:15 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person common plural
But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.
שַׁתּ֣וּ Ps 73:9 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person common plural
They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
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 ›