אָחוּ
ʼâchûw · aw'-khoo
a bulrush or any marshy grass (particularly that along the Nile)
Lexicon
Derivation: of uncertain (perhaps Egyptian) derivation;
a bulrush or any marshy grass (particularly that along the Nile)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: flag, meadow.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to separate and protect › to fasten and establish
Strength, the leader that works to separate and protect that works to fasten and establish.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אָחוּ 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 · 2 distinct forms