חָצָץ
châtsâts · khaw-tsawts'
properly, something cutting; hence, gravel (as grit); an arrow
Lexicon
Derivation: from H2687 (חָצָץ); also like H2671 (חֵץ)
properly, something cutting; hence, gravel (as grit); an arrow
- properly, something cutting
- hence, gravel (as grit)
- an arrow
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: arrow, gravel (stone).
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › to pursue the straight path › to pursue the straight path
To separate and protect that works to pursue the straight path that works to pursue the straight path.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חָצָץ 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
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- thine arrows1 · 33%
- with gravel1 · 33%
- with gravel stones1 · 33%
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.