יְרוּשָׁא
Yᵉrûwshâʼ · yer-oo-shaw'
Jerusha or Jerushah, as Israelitess
Lexicon
Derivation: or יְרוּשָׁה feminine passive participle of H3423 (יָרַשׁ); possessed;
Jerusha or Jerushah, as Israelitess
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Jerusha, Jerushah.
Letters
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the hand that works › the head, the highest › to fasten and establish › to consume, to destroy › strength, the leader
The hand that works of the head, the highest that works to fasten and establish that works to consume, to destroy of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יְרוּשָׁא 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.
- was jerusha1 · 50%
- also was jerushah1 · 50%
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.