זוּל
zûwl · zool
probably to shake out, i.e. (by implication) to scatter profusely; figuratively, to treat lightly
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root (compare H2151 (זָלַל));
probably to shake out, i.e. (by implication) to scatter profusely; figuratively, to treat lightly
- probably to shake out, i.e. (by implication) to scatter profusely
- figuratively, to treat lightly
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: lavish, despise.
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)
- 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 cut, to sustain › to fasten and establish › authority, the one who leads
To cut, to sustain that works to fasten and establish of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of זוּל 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.
- they lavish1 · 50%
- her despise1 · 50%
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.