חֲגָבָא
Chăgâbâʼ · khag-aw-baw'
Chagaba or Chagabah, one of the Nethinim
Lexicon
Derivation: or חֲגָבָה; feminine of H2285 (חָגָב); locust;
Chagaba or Chagabah, one of the Nethinim
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Hagaba, Hagabah.
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › to carry, to lift up › the house, what is within › strength, the leader
To separate and protect that works to carry, to lift up of the house, what is within of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חֲגָבָא 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 · 1 distinct forms