חָנַךְ
chânak · khaw-nak'
properly, to narrow; figuratively, to initiate or discipline
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root; (compare H2614 (חָנַק))
properly, to narrow; figuratively, to initiate or discipline
- properly, to narrow
- figuratively, to initiate or discipline
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: dedicate, train up.
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
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › the seed, life continuing › the open hand that covers
To separate and protect of the seed, life continuing of the open hand that covers.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חָנַךְ 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 · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- dedicated2 · 40%
- and hath not dedicated1 · 20%
- dedicate1 · 20%
- train up1 · 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.