הַלָּז
hallâz · hal-lawz'
this or that
Lexicon
Derivation: from H1976 (הַלָּזֶה);
this or that
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: side, that, this.
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)
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- זZayin7
Picture: a weapon, mattock or sword
- Concrete
- weapon · cutting tool · plough
- Extended
- to cut · to harvest · to sustain by cutting · food
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to reveal, behold › authority, the one who leads › to cut, to sustain
To reveal, behold of authority, the one who leads that works to cut, to sustain.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of הַלָּז 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
7 occurrences · 7 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- them upon this1 · 14%
- that is on the other side1 · 14%
- this1 · 14%
- behold, yonder is that1 · 14%
- is that1 · 14%
- make this1 · 14%
- to this1 · 14%
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.