לַהַט
lahaṭ · lah'-hat
a blaze; also (from the idea of enwrapping) magic (as covert)
Lexicon
Derivation: from H3857 (לָהַט);
a blaze; also (from the idea of enwrapping) magic (as covert)
- a blaze
- also, (from the idea of enwrapping) magic (as covert)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: flaming, enchantment.
Letters
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
- 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 › to reveal, behold › to surround and contain
Authority, the one who leads that works to reveal, behold that works to surround and contain.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of לַהַט 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
1 occurrences · 1 OT · 0 NT · 1 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and a flaming1 · 50%
- with their enchantments1 · 50%
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.