חֲסִידָה
chăçîydâh · khas-ee-daw'
the kind (maternal) bird, i.e. a stork
Lexicon
Derivation: feminine of H2623 (חָסִיד);
the kind (maternal) bird, i.e. a stork
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: [idiom] feather, stork.
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- סSamekh60
Picture: a prop or pillar
- Concrete
- pillar · prop · thorn
- Extended
- to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › to support and uphold › the hand that works › the doorway, the way in › to reveal, behold
To separate and protect that works to support and uphold of the hand that works of the doorway, the way in that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חֲסִידָה 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
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and the stork2 · 33%
- and feathers1 · 17%
- as for the stork1 · 17%
- yea, the stork1 · 17%
- of a stork1 · 17%
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.