זָלַל
zâlal · zaw-lal'
to shake (as in the wind), i.e. to quake; figuratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigal
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root (compare H2107 (זוּל));
to shake (as in the wind), i.e. to quake; figuratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigal
- to shake (as in the wind), i.e. to quake
- figuratively, to be loose morally, worthless or prodigal
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: blow down, glutton, riotous (eater), vile.
Letters
- זZayin7
Picture: a weapon, mattock or sword
- Concrete
- weapon · cutting tool · plough
- Extended
- to cut · to harvest · to sustain by cutting · food
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- 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 › authority, the one who leads › authority, the one who leads
To cut, to sustain of authority, the one who leads of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of זָלַל 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
8 occurrences · 8 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- he is a glutton1 · 13%
- among riotous eaters1 · 13%
- and the glutton1 · 13%
- of riotous1 · 13%
- might flow down1 · 13%
- flowed down1 · 13%
- from the vile1 · 13%
- for i am become vile1 · 13%
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.