חֲטִיטָא
Chăṭîyṭâʼ · khat-ee-taw'
Chatita, a temple porter
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root apparently meaning to dig out; explorer;
Chatita, a temple porter
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Hatita.
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
- 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 surround and contain › the hand that works › to surround and contain › strength, the leader
To separate and protect that works to surround and contain of the hand that works that works to surround and contain of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חֲטִיטָא 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