טַרְפְּלַי
Ṭarpᵉlay · tar-pel-ah'-ee
a Tarpelite (collectively) or inhabitants of Tarpel, a place in Assyria
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) from a name of foreign derivation;
a Tarpelite (collectively) or inhabitants of Tarpel, a place in Assyria
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Tarpelites. y
Letters
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to surround and contain › the head, the highest › to speak, the word › authority, the one who leads › the hand that works
To surround and contain of the head, the highest that works to speak, the word of authority, the one who leads of the hand that works.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of טַרְפְּלַי 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.
- the tarpelites1 · 100%
Where it is used, by book.
- Ezra1
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.