חוּד
chûwd · khood
properly, to tie a knot, i.e. (figuratively) to propound a riddle
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
properly, to tie a knot, i.e. (figuratively) to propound a riddle
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: put forth.
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › to fasten and establish › the doorway, the way in
To separate and protect that works to fasten and establish of the doorway, the way in.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חוּד 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
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- unto them, i will now put forth1 · 25%
- unto him, put forth1 · 25%
- me not: thou hast put forth1 · 25%
- put forth1 · 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.