הַרְאֵל
harʼêl · har-ale'
mount of God; figuratively, the altar of burnt-offering
Lexicon
Derivation: from H2022 (הַר) and H410 (אֵל);
mount of God; figuratively, the altar of burnt-offering
- mount of God
- figuratively, the altar of burnt-offering
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: altar. Compare H739 (אֲרִיאֵל).
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)
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to reveal, behold › the head, the highest › strength, the leader › authority, the one who leads
To reveal, behold of the head, the highest of strength, the leader of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of הַרְאֵל 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
1 occurrences · 1 OT · 0 NT · 1 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- so the altar1 · 100%
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.