אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת
ʼÎysh-Bôsheth · eesh-bo'-sheth
Ish-Bosheth, a son of King Saul
Lexicon
Derivation: from H376 (אִישׁ) and H1322 (בֹּשֶׁת); man of shame;
Ish-Bosheth, a son of King Saul
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Ish-bosheth.
Letters
- 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
- 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
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- 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
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › the hand that works › to consume, to destroy › the house, what is within › to consume, to destroy › the mark, the covenant sign
Strength, the leader of the hand that works that works to consume, to destroy of the house, what is within that works to consume, to destroy of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אִישׁ־בֹּשֶׁת 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
22 occurrences · 22 OT · 0 NT · 10 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of ishbosheth6 · 55%
- ishbosheth2 · 18%
- which pertained to ishbosheth1 · 9%
- to ishbosheth1 · 9%
- and ishbosheth1 · 9%
Where it is used, by book.
- 2 Samuel22
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.