זִו
Ziv · zeev'
Ziv (corresponding to Ijar or May)
Lexicon
Derivation: probably from an unused root meaning to be prominent; properly, brightness (compare H2122 (זִיו)), i.e. (figuratively) the month of flowers;
Ziv (corresponding to Ijar or May)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Zif.
Letters
- זZayin7
Picture: a weapon, mattock or sword
- Concrete
- weapon · cutting tool · plough
- Extended
- to cut · to harvest · to sustain by cutting · food
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to cut, to sustain › to fasten and establish
To cut, to sustain that works to fasten and establish.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of זִו 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
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- zif2 · 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.