גַּלְמוּד
galmûwd · gal-mood'
sterile (as wrapped up too hard); figuratively, desolate
Lexicon
Derivation: probably by prolonged from H1563 (גָּלַם);
sterile (as wrapped up too hard); figuratively, desolate
- sterile (as wrapped up too hard)
- figuratively, desolate
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: desolate, solitary.
Letters
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- 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)
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to carry, to lift up › authority, the one who leads › water, chaos, the mighty deep › to fasten and establish › the doorway, the way in
To carry, to lift up of authority, the one who leads of water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to fasten and establish of the doorway, the way in.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of גַּלְמוּד 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 · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- be solitary1 · 25%
- shall be desolate1 · 25%
- they were solitary1 · 25%
- and am desolate1 · 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.