חֲמוּטַל
Chămûwṭal · kham-oo-tal'
Chamutal or Chamital, an Israelitess
Lexicon
Derivation: or חֲמִיטַל; from H2524 (חָם) and H2919 (טַל); father-in-law of dew;
Chamutal or Chamital, an Israelitess
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Hamutal.
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
- 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 › water, chaos, the mighty deep › to fasten and establish › to surround and contain › authority, the one who leads
To separate and protect of water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to fasten and establish that works to surround and contain of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חֲמוּטַל 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
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 1 distinct forms