דְּרוֹר
dᵉrôwr · der-ore'
freedom; hence, spontaneity of outflow, and so clear
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root (meaning to move rapidly);
freedom; hence, spontaneity of outflow, and so clear
- freedom
- hence, spontaneity of outflow, and so clear
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: liberty, pure.
Letters
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the doorway, the way in › the head, the highest › to fasten and establish › the head, the highest
The doorway, the way in of the head, the highest that works to fasten and establish of the head, the highest.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of דְּרוֹר 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
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 8 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- liberty5 · 63%
- of pure1 · 13%
- a liberty1 · 13%
- of liberty1 · 13%
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.