יוֹנֵק
yôwnêq · yo-nake'
a sucker; hence, a twig (of a tree felled and sprouting)
Lexicon
Derivation: active participle of H3243 (יָנַק);
a sucker; hence, a twig (of a tree felled and sprouting)
- a sucker
- hence, a twig (of a tree felled and sprouting)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: tender plant.
Letters
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- 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
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the hand that works › to fasten and establish › the seed, life continuing › what comes behind, the returning cycle
The hand that works that works to fasten and establish of the seed, life continuing of what comes behind, the returning cycle.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יוֹנֵק 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.
- him as a tender plant1 · 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.