כִּלְאַיִם
kilʼayim · kil-ah'-yim
two heterogeneities
Lexicon
Derivation: dual of H3608 (כֶּלֶא) in the original sense of separation;
two heterogeneities
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: divers seeds (-e kinds), mingled (seed).
Letters
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- 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
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the open hand that covers › authority, the one who leads › strength, the leader › the hand that works › water, chaos, the mighty deep
The open hand that covers of authority, the one who leads of strength, the leader of the hand that works of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of כִּלְאַיִם 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 · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- with a diverse kind1 · 25%
- with mingled seed1 · 25%
- mingled1 · 25%
- with divers seeds1 · 25%
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.