יְמִינִי
Yᵉmîynîy · yem-ee-nee'
a Jeminite (collectively) or descendants of Jamin
Lexicon
Derivation: patronymically from H3226 (יָמִין);
a Jeminite (collectively) or descendants of Jamin
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Jaminites. See also H1145 (בֶּן־יְמִינִי).
Letters
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- 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)
the hand that works › water, chaos, the mighty deep › the hand that works › the seed, life continuing › the hand that works
The hand that works of water, chaos, the mighty deep of the hand that works of the seed, life continuing of the hand that works.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יְמִינִי 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