חֲקוּפָא
Chăqûwphâʼ · khah-oo-faw'
Chakupha, one of the Nethinim
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root probably meaning to bend; crooked;
Chakupha, one of the Nethinim
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Hakupha.
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › what comes behind, the returning cycle › to fasten and establish › to speak, the word › strength, the leader
To separate and protect of what comes behind, the returning cycle that works to fasten and establish that works to speak, the word of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חֲקוּפָא 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 · 1 distinct forms