בֵּית הַשִּׁמְשִׁי
Bêyth hash-Shimshîy · bayth hash-shim-shee'
a Beth-shimshite, or inhabitant of Bethshemesh
Lexicon
Derivation: patrial from H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ) with the article inserted;
a Beth-shimshite, or inhabitant of Bethshemesh
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Bethshemite.
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)
- 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
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- 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
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the house, what is within › the hand that works › the mark, the covenant sign › to reveal, behold › to consume, to destroy › water, chaos, the mighty deep › to consume, to destroy › the hand that works
The house, what is within of the hand that works of the mark, the covenant sign that works to reveal, behold that works to consume, to destroy of water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to consume, to destroy of the hand that works.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of בֵּית הַשִּׁמְשִׁי 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
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- a bethshemite1 · 50%
- the bethshemite1 · 50%
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.