אַגָּף
ʼaggâph · ag-gawf'
(only plural) wings of an army, or crowds of troops
Lexicon
Derivation: probably from H5062 (נָגַף) (through the idea of impending); a cover or heap; i.e.
(only plural) wings of an army, or crowds of troops
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: bands.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to carry, to lift up › to speak, the word
Strength, the leader that works to carry, to lift up that works to speak, the word.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אַגָּף above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
7 occurrences · 7 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and all his bands2 · 29%
- thou, and all thy bands2 · 29%
- him, and all his bands1 · 14%
- with all his bands1 · 14%
- upon him, and upon his bands1 · 14%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.