גַּבַּחַת
gabbachath · gab-bakh'-ath
baldness in the forehead; by analogy, a bare spot on the right side of cloth
Lexicon
Derivation: from the same as H1371 (גִּבֵּחַ);
baldness in the forehead; by analogy, a bare spot on the right side of cloth
- baldness in the forehead
- by analogy, a bare spot on the right side of cloth
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: bald forehead, [idiom] without.
Letters
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- 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)
to carry, to lift up › the house, what is within › to separate and protect › the mark, the covenant sign
To carry, to lift up of the house, what is within that works to separate and protect of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of גַּבַּחַת 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.
- or bald forehead1 · 25%
- or his bald forehead1 · 25%
- or in his bald forehead1 · 25%
- or without1 · 25%
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.