חָנַט
chânaṭ · khaw-nat'
to spice; by implication, to embalm; also to ripen
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to spice; by implication, to embalm; also to ripen
- to spice
- by implication, to embalm
- also, to ripen
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: embalm, put forth.
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
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › the seed, life continuing › to surround and contain
To separate and protect of the seed, life continuing that works to surround and contain.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חָנַט 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
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- to embalm1 · 20%
- embalmed1 · 20%
- of those which are embalmed1 · 20%
- and they embalmed1 · 20%
- putteth forth1 · 20%
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.