לָאט
lâʼṭ · lawt
properly, muffled, i.e. silently
Lexicon
Derivation: from H3813 (לָאַט) (or perhaps for active participle of H3874 (לוּט));
properly, muffled, i.e. silently
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: softly.
Letters
- 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
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
authority, the one who leads › strength, the leader › to surround and contain
Authority, the one who leads of strength, the leader that works to surround and contain.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of לָאט 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 · 2 distinct forms