גֶּרֶם
gerem · gheh'-rem
a bone (as the skeleton of the body); hence, self, i.e. (figuratively) very
Lexicon
Derivation: from H1633 (גָּרַם);
a bone (as the skeleton of the body); hence, self, i.e. (figuratively) very
- a bone (as the skeleton of the body)
- hence, self, i.e. (figuratively) very
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: bone, strong, top.
Letters
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to carry, to lift up › the head, the highest › water, chaos, the mighty deep
To carry, to lift up of the head, the highest of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of גֶּרֶם 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
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- is a strong1 · 20%
- it under him on the top1 · 20%
- his bones1 · 20%
- the bones1 · 20%
- the bone1 · 20%
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.