לוּחִית
Lûwchîyth · loo-kheeth'
Luchith, a place East of the Jordan
Lexicon
Derivation: or לֻחוֹת; (Jeremiah 48:5), from the same as H3871 (לוּחַ); floored;
Luchith, a place East of the Jordan
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Luhith.
Letters
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- 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
- 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)
authority, the one who leads › to fasten and establish › to separate and protect › the hand that works › the mark, the covenant sign
Authority, the one who leads that works to fasten and establish that works to separate and protect of the hand that works of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of לוּחִית 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