כַּסְלֻחִים
Kaçluchîym · kas-loo'-kheem
Casluchim, a people cognate to the Egyptians
Lexicon
Derivation: a plural probably of foreign derivation;
Casluchim, a people cognate to the Egyptians
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Casluhim.
Letters
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- סSamekh60
Picture: a prop or pillar
- Concrete
- pillar · prop · thorn
- Extended
- to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- 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 › to support and uphold › authority, the one who leads › to separate and protect › the hand that works › water, chaos, the mighty deep
The open hand that covers that works to support and uphold of authority, the one who leads that works to separate and protect of the hand that works of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of כַּסְלֻחִים 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 · 1 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and casluhim2 · 100%
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.