אוֹדוֹת
ʼôwdôwth · o-doth'
turnings (i.e. occasions); (adverb) on account of
Lexicon
Derivation: or (shortened) אֹדוֹת (only thus in the plural); from the same as H181 (אוּד);
turnings (i.e. occasions); (adverb) on account of
- turnings (i.e. occasions)
- (adverb) on account of
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (be-) cause, concerning, sake.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- 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
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- 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)
strength, the leader › to fasten and establish › the doorway, the way in › to fasten and establish › the mark, the covenant sign
Strength, the leader that works to fasten and establish of the doorway, the way in that works to fasten and establish of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אוֹדוֹת 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
11 occurrences · 11 OT · 0 NT · 9 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- because3 · 27%
- because of2 · 18%
- him concerning1 · 9%
- sake1 · 9%
- concerning me1 · 9%
- and thee1 · 9%
- unto him, there is no cause1 · 9%
- when for all the causes1 · 9%
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.