בָּרַכְאֵל
Bârakʼêl · baw-rak-ale'
Barakel, the father of one of Job's friends
Lexicon
Derivation: from H1288 (בָרַךְ) and H410 (אֵל), God has blessed;
Barakel, the father of one of Job's friends
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Barachel.
Letters
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the house, what is within › the head, the highest › the open hand that covers › strength, the leader › authority, the one who leads
The house, what is within of the head, the highest of the open hand that covers of strength, the leader of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of בָּרַכְאֵל 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
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of barachel2 · 100%
Where it is used, by book.
- Job2
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.