חַטִּיל
Chaṭṭîyl · khat-teel'
Chattil, one of 'Solomon's servants'
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root apparently meaning to wave; fluctuating;
Chattil, one of 'Solomon's servants'
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Hattil.
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
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › to surround and contain › the hand that works › authority, the one who leads
To separate and protect that works to surround and contain of the hand that works of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חַטִּיל 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