חַרְסוּת
charçûwth · khar-sooth'
a potsherd, i.e. (by implication) a pottery; the name of a gate at Jerusalem
Lexicon
Derivation: from H2775 (חֶרֶס) (apparently in the sense of a red tile used for scraping);
a potsherd, i.e. (by implication) a pottery; the name of a gate at Jerusalem
- a potsherd, i.e. (by implication) a pottery
- the name of a gate at Jerusalem
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: east.
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- סSamekh60
Picture: a prop or pillar
- Concrete
- pillar · prop · thorn
- Extended
- to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › the head, the highest › to support and uphold › to fasten and establish › the mark, the covenant sign
To separate and protect of the head, the highest that works to support and uphold that works to fasten and establish of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חַרְסוּת 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
1 occurrences · 1 OT · 0 NT · 1 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of the east1 · 100%
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.