חֵנָדָד
Chênâdâd · khay-naw-dawd'
Chenadad, an Israelite
Lexicon
Derivation: probably from H2580 (חֵן) and H1908 (הֲדַד); favor of Hadad;
Chenadad, an Israelite
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Henadad.
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › the seed, life continuing › the doorway, the way in › the doorway, the way in
To separate and protect of the seed, life continuing of the doorway, the way in of the doorway, the way in.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חֵנָדָד 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 · 3 distinct forms