- Original: חסם - Transliteration: Chacam - Phonetic: khaw-sam' - Definition: 1. (Qal) to stop up, muzzle - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 702 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to muzzle; by analogy to stop the nose: - muzzle stop. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • muzzle, 1 Deuteronomy 25:4 • stop, 1 Ezekiel 39:11