בֵּית מִלּוֹא
Bêyth Millôwʼ · bayth mil-lo'
Beth-Millo, the name of two citadels
Lexicon
Derivation: or בֵּית מִלֹּא; from H1004 (בַּיִת) and H4407 (מִלּוֹא); house of (the) rampart;
Beth-Millo, the name of two citadels
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: house of Millo.
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
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the house, what is within › the hand that works › the mark, the covenant sign › water, chaos, the mighty deep › authority, the one who leads › to fasten and establish › strength, the leader
The house, what is within of the hand that works of the mark, the covenant sign of water, chaos, the mighty deep of authority, the one who leads that works to fasten and establish of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of בֵּית מִלּוֹא 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 · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of millo4 · 100%
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.