Signet
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Easton's Bible Dictionary
A seal used to attest documents (Dan. 6:8-10, 12). In 6:17, this word properly denotes a ring. The impression of a signet ring on fine clay has recently been discovered among the ruins at Nineveh. It bears the name and title of an Egyptian king. Two actual signet rings of ancient Egyptian monarchs (Cheops and Horus) have also been discovered.

When digging a shaft close to the south wall of the temple area, the engineers of the Palestine Exploration Fund, at a depth of 12 feet below the surface, came upon a pavement of polished stones, formerly one of the streets of the city. Under this pavement they found a stratum of 16 feet of concrete, and among this concrete, 10 feet down, they found a signet stone bearing the inscription, in Old Hebrew characters, "Haggai, son of Shebaniah." It has been asked, Might not this be the actual seal of Haggai the prophet? We know that he was in Jerusalem after the Captivity; and it is somewhat singular that he alone of all the minor prophets makes mention of a signet (Haggai 2:23). (see SEAL.)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(n.) A seal; especially, in England, the seal used by the sovereign in sealing private letters and grants that pass by bill under the sign manual; -- called also privy signet.
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
SIGNET

sig'-net.

See SEAL.

Greek
4973. sphragis -- a seal, a signet
... a seal, a signet. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: sphragis Phonetic
Spelling: (sfrag-ece') Short Definition: a signet-ring, impression of a seal ...
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4972. sphragizo -- to seal
... 4972 (from 4973 , "a seal") -- properly, to seal (affix) with a signet ring or other
instrument to stamp (a roller or seal), ie to , () what is sealed. ...
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Strong's Hebrew
2885. tabbaath -- signet ring, ring, signet
... 2884, 2885. tabbaath. 2886 . signet ring, ring, signet. Transliteration: tabbaath
Phonetic Spelling: (tab-bah'-ath) Short Definition: rings. ...
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5824. izqah -- a signet ring
... 5823, 5824. izqah. 5825 . a signet ring. Transliteration: izqah Phonetic
Spelling: (iz-kaw') Short Definition: ring. Word Origin ...
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2368. chotham -- a seal, signet ring
... chotham or chotham. 2369 . a seal, signet ring. Transliteration: chotham or chotham
Phonetic Spelling: (kho-thawm') Short Definition: seal. ... seal, signet. ...
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2858. chothemeth -- signet ring
... 2857, 2858. chothemeth. 2859 . signet ring. Transliteration: chothemeth Phonetic
Spelling: (kho-the-meth) Short Definition: ring. ... signet. ...
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Library

The Petition
... "Thou dost remember the all-powerful signet, which my father had from the
Incomparable Pharaoh. ... Behold his signet and its injunction. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xxiv the petition.htm

The Judges Said: if You Allege that the Shepherd Exposed the Kid ...
... And when the keepers of the store saw him, they demanded of him his credentials,
in the production of the signet, in order that they might assure themselves of ...
/.../the acts of the disputation with the heresiarch manes/26 the judges said if.htm

On the Way to Thebes
... What, other than the reclamation of the signet by the Incomparable Pharaoh,
even as Mentu had said? ... He believed he should find the signet. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xxi on the way.htm

He Proceeds to Show that There is no "Variance" in the Essence of ...
... For the case is as when, the figure in the wax and in the graying of the signet
being one, the wax that has been stamped by the signet, when it is fitted again ...
/.../gregory/gregory of nyssa dogmatic treatises etc/section 8 he proceeds to.htm

Under Ban of the Ritual
... "I came to speak further of the signet," he said. "Aye, but what signet, Kenkenes?".
"The signet of the Incomparable Pharaoh.". "What! after three years?". ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter ii under ban of.htm

The Heir Intervenes
... He had the signet and was absolute master of Meneptah. ... But I have more to tell. There
was a signet, an all-potent signet, which belonged to the noble Mentu"". ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xxvii the heir intervenes.htm

The Tomb of the Pharaoh
... necessary. He would get the signet that night and return by the swiftest boat
obtainable in Thebes. ... inquiring. "There is need for the signet now"". ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the yoke/chapter xxiii the tomb of.htm

Imperial Caesar
... As he glanced down at the reposeful attitude of the man whom he could not exasperate
he saw the sun glitter on the Maccabaean signet on the hand clasped back ...
/.../miller/the city of delight/chapter vii imperial caesar.htm

Of the Thousand Years in which the Dragon or Satan is bound, with ...
... Thus king Darius sealed with his signet and the signet of his nobles, the stone
which was placed over the den of lions into which Daniel was cast. ...
/.../mede/a key to the apocalypse/synchronism iv of the thousand.htm

Faith Stopping the Mouths of Lions
... And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the den; and the king sealed
it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that the purpose ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture a/faith stopping the mouths of.htm

Thesaurus
Signet (21 Occurrences)
... 6:8-10, 12). In 6:17, this word properly denotes a ring. The impression of a signet
ring on fine clay has recently been discovered among the ruins at Nineveh. ...
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Signet-rings (2 Occurrences)
Signet-rings. Signet-clay, Signet-rings. Signets . Multi-Version
Concordance Signet-rings (2 Occurrences). Exodus 35 ...
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Signet-clay (1 Occurrence)
Signet-clay. Signet, Signet-clay. Signet-rings . Multi-Version Concordance
Signet-clay (1 Occurrence). Job 38:14 It is changed like ...
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Openings (27 Occurrences)
... Exodus 28:11 the work of an engraver in stone, openings of a signet, thou dost open
the two stones by the names of the sons of Israel; turned round ...
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Engravings (11 Occurrences)
... Exodus 28:11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet,
you shall engrave the two stones, according to the names of the children ...
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Seal (47 Occurrences)
... "The use of a signet-ring by the ... Illus. of the OT, p. 46). The actual signet-rings
of two Egyptian kings (Cheops and Horus) have been discovered. (see SIGNET.). ...
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Signets (4 Occurrences)
... Exodus 28:11 With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet,
shalt thou engrave the two stones, according to the names of the children ...
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Ring (33 Occurrences)
... Used as an ornament to decorate the fingers, arms, wrists, and also the ears
and the nose. Rings were used as a signet (Genesis 38:18). ...
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Bracelets (10 Occurrences)
... Genesis 38:18 And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet,
and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. ...
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Bracelet (5 Occurrences)
... (5.) In Genesis 38:18, 25, the rendering of a Hebrew word meaning "thread," and
may denote the ornamental cord with which the signet was suspended from the ...
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Resources
What does it mean that Zerubbabel was the LORD's signet ring (Haggai 2:23)? | GotQuestions.org

Should married Christians wear wedding rings? | GotQuestions.org

What is the curse of Jeconiah? | GotQuestions.org

Signet: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Signet (21 Occurrences)

Genesis 38:18
He said, "What pledge will I give you?" She said, "Your signet and your cord, and your staff that is in your hand." He gave them to her, and came in to her, and she conceived by him.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS RSV)

Genesis 38:25
When she was brought forth, she sent to her father-in-law, saying, "By the man, whose these are, I am with child." She also said, "Please discern whose are these-the signet, and the cords, and the staff."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Genesis 41:42
Pharaoh took off his signet ring from his hand, and put it on Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in robes of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck,
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 28:11
With the work of an engraver in stone, like the engravings of a signet, you shall engrave the two stones, according to the names of the children of Israel: you shall make them to be enclosed in settings of gold.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Exodus 28:21
The stones shall be according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, everyone according to his name, they shall be for the twelve tribes.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT RSV)

Exodus 28:36
"You shall make a plate of pure gold, and engrave on it, like the engravings of a signet,'HOLY TO YAHWEH.'
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT RSV)

Exodus 35:22
They came, both men and women, as many as were willing-hearted, and brought brooches, earrings, signet rings, and armlets, all jewels of gold; even every man who offered an offering of gold to Yahweh.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV)

Exodus 39:6
They worked the onyx stones, enclosed in settings of gold, engraved with the engravings of a signet, according to the names of the children of Israel.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Exodus 39:14
The stones were according to the names of the children of Israel, twelve, according to their names; like the engravings of a signet, everyone according to his name, for the twelve tribes.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Exodus 39:30
They made the plate of the holy crown of pure gold, and wrote on it a writing, like the engravings of a signet: "HOLY TO YAHWEH."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT NAS RSV)

Numbers 31:50
We have brought Yahweh's offering, what every man has gotten, of jewels of gold, armlets, and bracelets, signet rings, earrings, and necklaces, to make atonement for our souls before Yahweh."
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Esther 3:10
And the king turneth aside his signet from off his hand, and giveth it to Haman son of Hammedatha the Agagite, adversary of the Jews;
(YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Esther 3:12
And scribes of the king are called, on the first month, on the thirteenth day of it, and it is written according to all that Haman hath commanded, unto lieutenants of the king, and unto the governors who 'are' over province and province, and unto the heads of people and people, province and province, according to its writing, and people and people according to its tongue, in the name of the king Ahasuerus it hath been written and sealed with the signet of the king,
(YLT NAS)

Esther 8:2
and the king turneth aside his signet, that he hath caused to pass away from Haman, and giveth it to Mordecai, and Esther setteth Mordecai over the house of Haman.
(YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Esther 8:8
and ye, write ye for the Jews, as 'it is' good in your eyes, in the name of the king, and seal with the signet of the king -- for the writing that is written in the name of the king, and sealed with the signet of the king, there is none to turn back.'
(YLT NAS NIV)

Esther 8:10
And he writeth in the name of the king Ahasuerus, and sealeth with the signet of the king, and sendeth letters by the hand of the runners with horses, riders of the dromedary, the mules, the young mares,
(YLT NAS NIV)

Isaiah 3:21
the signet rings, the nose rings,
(WEB RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 22:24
As I live, says Yahweh, though Coniah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah were the signet on my right hand, yet would I pluck you there;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 28:12
Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and tell him, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: You seal up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
(See RSV)

Daniel 6:17
A stone was brought, and laid on the mouth of the den; and the king sealed it with his own signet, and with the signet of his lords; that nothing might be changed concerning Daniel.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Haggai 2:23
In that day, says Yahweh of Armies, will I take you, Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel,' says Yahweh,'and will make you as a signet, for I have chosen you,' says Yahweh of Armies."
(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Subtopics

Signet

Related Terms

Signet-rings (2 Occurrences)

Signet-clay (1 Occurrence)

Openings (27 Occurrences)

Engravings (11 Occurrences)

Seal (47 Occurrences)

Signets (4 Occurrences)

Ring (33 Occurrences)

Bracelets (10 Occurrences)

Bracelet (5 Occurrences)

Rings (46 Occurrences)

Jewels (54 Occurrences)

Lace (7 Occurrences)

Girdles (13 Occurrences)

Filigree (9 Occurrences)

Flower (33 Occurrences)

Engraved (62 Occurrences)

Embroidered (26 Occurrences)

Engrave (8 Occurrences)

Ear-rings (12 Occurrences)

Engraving (7 Occurrences)

Enclosed (16 Occurrences)

Earrings (14 Occurrences)

Daniel's (2 Occurrences)

Tribes (141 Occurrences)

Armlets (3 Occurrences)

Articles (78 Occurrences)

Settings (19 Occurrences)

Situation (11 Occurrences)

Staff (91 Occurrences)

Plate (34 Occurrences)

Den (19 Occurrences)

Haggai (14 Occurrences)

Cord (47 Occurrences)

Sealed (31 Occurrences)

Signed (8 Occurrences)

Lords (63 Occurrences)

Pure (160 Occurrences)

Gold (429 Occurrences)

Holiness (76 Occurrences)

Opened (182 Occurrences)

Twelve (176 Occurrences)

Nobles (71 Occurrences)

Necklaces (2 Occurrences)

Necklace (9 Occurrences)

Nose-rings (5 Occurrences)

Nose-ring (4 Occurrences)

Owns (13 Occurrences)

Ouches (8 Occurrences)

Onyx (16 Occurrences)

Objects (30 Occurrences)

Joseph's (36 Occurrences)

Jewelry (18 Occurrences)

Gem (1 Occurrence)

Gotten (38 Occurrences)

Willing-hearted (3 Occurrences)

Inclosed (12 Occurrences)

Inscription (18 Occurrences)

Inscribed (20 Occurrences)

Father-in-law (25 Occurrences)

Tablet (7 Occurrences)

Ear-ring (6 Occurrences)

Enclose (2 Occurrences)

Engraves (1 Occurrence)

Engraver (3 Occurrences)

Examine (48 Occurrences)

Dromedary (3 Occurrences)

Dedicating (4 Occurrences)

Mares (1 Occurrence)

Pregnant (33 Occurrences)

Brooches (1 Occurrence)

Corresponding (17 Occurrences)

Cords (80 Occurrences)

Coniah (3 Occurrences)

Ankle-chains (1 Occurrence)

Acquired (32 Occurrences)

Shealtiel (12 Occurrences)

Shoham (7 Occurrences)

She-al'ti-el (10 Occurrences)

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