sa.tam describes blocking water sources, closing writings, and a concealed or closed state in the supplied passages.

The dominant use concerns shutting off wells, springs, or water outlets; a smaller cluster concerns closing a vision, words, or a scroll, while passive forms also occur where concealment or a closed state is indicated less directly.

1. Blocking water sources · dominant

   In Genesis 26:15 and Genesis 26:18, the Piel forms concern wells dug earlier and later found stopped up; the APB renders the action "stopped them up and filled them with dust." In 2 Kings 3:19 and 2 Kings 3:25, Qal imperfects occur in commands and their reported fulfillment concerning every spring of water, while 2 Chronicles 32:4 reports stopping springs and a torrent before an Assyrian approach.

   Genesis 26:15Genesis 26:182 Kings 3:192 Kings 3:252 Chronicles 32:32 Chronicles 32:4
2. Closing written revelation · occasional

   In Daniel 8:26, the Qal imperative addresses Daniel concerning the vision; the APB renders the clause "therefore close the vision." In Daniel 12:4 the imperative concerns "the words" and "the scroll," and Daniel 12:9 describes the words with a Qal passive participle as "closed and sealed."

   Daniel 8:26Daniel 12:4Daniel 12:9
3. A concealed or closed condition · occasional

   In Ezekiel 28:3, a Qal passive participle occurs in the statement that no hidden thing has been concealed. Qal passive participles also appear in Psalm 51:8, where the APB instead foregrounds crushed bones, so the term's specific contribution is not isolated there; Nehemiah 4:1 likewise contains a Niphal infinitive in a clause the APB renders as hearing that the wall was being built.

   Ezekiel 28:3Psalm 51:8Nehemiah 4:1

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses "stopped," "stopped up," or "closed" for water and written material, and "concealed" in Ezekiel 28:3. In Psalm 51:8 and Nehemiah 4:1, the translation does not clearly isolate the term's contribution.