יַחְצְאֵל
Yachtsᵉʼêl · yakh-tseh-ale'
Jachtseel, an Israelite
Lexicon
Derivation: from H2673 (חָצָה)lemma חָעָה ayin, corrected to חָצָה and H410 (אֵל); God will allot;
Jachtseel, an Israelite
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Jahzeel. Compare H3185 (יַחְצִיאֵל).
Letters
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the hand that works › to separate and protect › to pursue the straight path › strength, the leader › authority, the one who leads
The hand that works that works to separate and protect that works to pursue the straight path of strength, the leader of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יַחְצְאֵל 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
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- jahzeel1 · 50%
- of jahzeel1 · 50%
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.