חוֹחַ
chôwach · kho'-akh
a thorn; by analogy, a ring forthe nose
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root apparently meaning to pierce;
a thorn; by analogy, a ring forthe nose
- a thorn
- by analogy, a ring forthe nose
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: bramble, thistle, thorn.
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)
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › to fasten and establish › to separate and protect
To separate and protect that works to fasten and establish that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חוֹחַ 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
12 occurrences · 12 OT · 0 NT · 10 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the thistle4 · 36%
- among the thorns1 · 9%
- let thistles1 · 9%
- through with a thorn1 · 9%
- as a thorn1 · 9%
- among thorns1 · 9%
- and brambles1 · 9%
- them: thorns1 · 9%
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.