הָתַל
hâthal · haw-thal'
to deride; by implication, to cheat
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to deride; by implication, to cheat
- to deride
- by implication, to cheat
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: deal deceitfully, deceive, mock.
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)
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- 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 mark, the covenant sign › authority, the one who leads
To reveal, behold of the mark, the covenant sign of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of הָתַל 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
10 occurrences · 10 OT · 0 NT · 9 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- hath deceived1 · 10%
- deal deceitfully1 · 10%
- behold, thou hast mocked1 · 10%
- thou hast mocked1 · 10%
- is not with me? thou hast mocked1 · 10%
- mocked1 · 10%
- mocketh1 · 10%
- another, do ye so mock1 · 10%
- a deceived1 · 10%
- and they will deceive1 · 10%
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.