אֲהָלִים
ʼăhâlîym · a-haw-leem'
aloe wood (i.e. sticks)
Lexicon
Derivation: or (feminine) אֲהָלוֹת (only used thus in the plural); of foreign origin;
aloe wood (i.e. sticks)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (tree of lign-) aloes.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- 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)
strength, the leader › to reveal, behold › authority, the one who leads › the hand that works › water, chaos, the mighty deep
Strength, the leader that works to reveal, behold of authority, the one who leads of the hand that works of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֲהָלִים 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.
- and aloes2 · 50%
- as the trees of lign aloes1 · 25%
- aloes1 · 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.