זָוִית
zâvîyth · zaw-veeth'
an angle (as projecting), i.e. (by implication) a corner-column (or anta)
Lexicon
Derivation: apparently from the same root as H2099 (זִו) (in the sense of prominence);
an angle (as projecting), i.e. (by implication) a corner-column (or anta)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: corner(stone).
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)
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to cut, to sustain › to fasten and establish › the hand that works › the mark, the covenant sign
To cut, to sustain that works to fasten and establish of the hand that works of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of זָוִית 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.
- may be as corner stones1 · 50%
- and as the corners1 · 50%
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.