יוֹנֶקֶת
yôwneqeth · yo-neh'-keth
a sprout
Lexicon
Derivation: feminine of H3126 (יוֹנֵק);
a sprout
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (tender) branch, young twig.
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
- 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)
the hand that works › to fasten and establish › the seed, life continuing › what comes behind, the returning cycle › the mark, the covenant sign
The hand that works that works to fasten and establish of the seed, life continuing of what comes behind, the returning cycle of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יוֹנֶקֶת 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
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- his branches2 · 33%
- and his branch1 · 17%
- and that the tender branch1 · 17%
- and her branches1 · 17%
- of his young twigs1 · 17%
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.