יָשִׁישׁ
yâshîysh · yaw-sheesh'
an old man
Lexicon
Derivation: from H3486 (יָשֵׁשׁ);
an old man
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (very) aged (man), ancient, very old.
Letters
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- 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
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- 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
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the hand that works › to consume, to destroy › the hand that works › to consume, to destroy
The hand that works that works to consume, to destroy of the hand that works that works to consume, to destroy.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יָשִׁישׁ 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
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- with the ancient1 · 25%
- and very aged1 · 25%
- themselves: and the aged1 · 25%
- and ye are very old1 · 25%
Where it is used, by book.
- Job4
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.