הוּךְ
hûwk · hook
to go; causatively, to bring
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) corresponding to H1981 (הֲלַךְ);
to go; causatively, to bring
- to go
- causatively, to bring
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: bring again, come, go (up).
Letters
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to reveal, behold › to fasten and establish › the open hand that covers
To reveal, behold that works to fasten and establish of the open hand that covers.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of הוּךְ 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.
- came1 · 25%
- and brought again1 · 25%
- to go up1 · 25%
- go1 · 25%
Where it is used, by book.
- Ezra4
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.