וַשְׁתִּי
Vashtîy · vash-tee'
Vashti, the queen of Xerxes
Lexicon
Derivation: of Persian origin;
Vashti, the queen of Xerxes
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Vashti. z
Letters
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to fasten and establish › to consume, to destroy › the mark, the covenant sign › the hand that works
To fasten and establish that works to consume, to destroy of the mark, the covenant sign of the hand that works.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of וַשְׁתִּי 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 · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- vashti6 · 60%
- instead of vashti2 · 20%
- also vashti1 · 10%
- that vashti1 · 10%
Where it is used, by book.
- Esther10
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.