- Original: שׁתם - Transliteration: Shatham - Phonetic: shaw-tham' - Definition: 1. (Qal) to open a. meaning dubious - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 2481 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to unveil (figuratively): - be open. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • open, 2 Numbers 24:3; Numbers 24:15