חָסִיל
châçîyl · khaw-seel'
the ravager, i.e. a locust
Lexicon
Derivation: from H2628 (חָסַל);
the ravager, i.e. a locust
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: caterpillar.
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
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › to support and uphold › the hand that works › authority, the one who leads
To separate and protect that works to support and uphold of the hand that works of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חָסִיל 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.
- or if there be caterpiller1 · 17%
- or caterpillers1 · 17%
- unto the caterpiller1 · 17%
- of the caterpiller1 · 17%
- hath the caterpiller1 · 17%
- and the caterpiller1 · 17%
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.