זוּלָה
zûwlâh · zoo-law'
probably scattering, i.e. removal; used adverbially, except
Lexicon
Derivation: from H2107 (זוּל);
probably scattering, i.e. removal; used adverbially, except
- probably scattering, i.e. removal
- used adverbially, except
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: beside, but, only, save.
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
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to cut, to sustain › to fasten and establish › authority, the one who leads › to reveal, behold
To cut, to sustain that works to fasten and establish of authority, the one who leads that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of זוּלָה 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
16 occurrences · 16 OT · 0 NT · 13 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- beside6 · 38%
- save5 · 31%
- only1 · 6%
- none of them, save1 · 6%
- it beside1 · 6%
- but1 · 6%
- but me1 · 6%
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.