חֹמֶשׁ
chômesh · kho'-mesh
the abdomen (as obese)
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root probably meaning, to be stout;
the abdomen (as obese)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: fifth (rib).
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
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › water, chaos, the mighty deep › to consume, to destroy
To separate and protect of water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to consume, to destroy.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חֹמֶשׁ 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.
- the fifth1 · 25%
- him there under the fifth1 · 25%
- him under the fifth1 · 25%
- him therewith in the fifth1 · 25%
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.