אִישׁוֹן
ʼîyshôwn · ee-shone'
the little man of the eye; the pupil or ball; hence, the middle (of night)
Lexicon
Derivation: diminutive from H376 (אִישׁ);
the little man of the eye; the pupil or ball; hence, the middle (of night)
- the little man of the eye
- the pupil or ball
- hence, the middle (of night)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: apple (of the eye), black, obscure.
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
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › the hand that works › to consume, to destroy › to fasten and establish › the seed, life continuing
Strength, the leader of the hand that works that works to consume, to destroy that works to fasten and establish of the seed, life continuing.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אִישׁוֹן 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
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- in obscure2 · 33%
- him as the apple1 · 17%
- me as the apple1 · 17%
- as the apple1 · 17%
- in the black1 · 17%
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.