חָשִׂף
châsiph · khaw-seef'
properly, drawn off, i.e. separated; hence, a small company (as divided from the rest)
Lexicon
Derivation: from H2834 (חָשַׂף);
properly, drawn off, i.e. separated; hence, a small company (as divided from the rest)
- properly, drawn off, i.e. separated
- hence, a small company (as divided from the rest)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: little flock.
Letters
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to separate and protect › to consume, to destroy › to speak, the word
To separate and protect that works to consume, to destroy that works to speak, the word.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of חָשִׂף 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.
- little flocks1 · 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.