בֵּית הַיְשִׁימוֹת
Bêyth ha-Yshîy-môwth · bayth hah-yesh-eemoth'
Beth-ha-Jeshimoth, a town East of the Jordan
Lexicon
Derivation: from H1004 (בַּיִת) and the plural of H3451 (יְשִׁימַה) with the article interposed; house of the deserts;
Beth-ha-Jeshimoth, a town East of the Jordan
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Beth-jeshimoth.
Letters
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the house, what is within › the hand that works › the mark, the covenant sign › to reveal, behold › the hand that works › to consume, to destroy › the hand that works › water, chaos, the mighty deep › to fasten and establish › the mark, the covenant sign
The house, what is within of the hand that works of the mark, the covenant sign that works to reveal, behold of the hand that works that works to consume, to destroy of the hand that works of water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to fasten and establish of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of בֵּית הַיְשִׁימוֹת 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
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- from bethjesimoth1 · 25%
- to bethjeshimoth1 · 25%
- and bethjeshimoth1 · 25%
- bethjeshimoth1 · 25%
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.