זַתּוּא
Zattûwʼ · zat-too'
Zattu, an Israelite
Lexicon
Derivation: of uncertain derivation;
Zattu, an Israelite
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Zattu.
Letters
- זZayin7
Picture: a weapon, mattock or sword
- Concrete
- weapon · cutting tool · plough
- Extended
- to cut · to harvest · to sustain by cutting · food
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to cut, to sustain › the mark, the covenant sign › to fasten and establish › strength, the leader
To cut, to sustain of the mark, the covenant sign that works to fasten and establish of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of זַתּוּא 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
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of zattu3 · 75%
- zatthu1 · 25%
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.