לוּעַ
lûwaʻ · loo'-ah
to gulp; figuratively, to be rash
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to gulp; figuratively, to be rash
- to gulp
- figuratively, to be rash
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: swallow down (up).
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)
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
authority, the one who leads › to fasten and establish › to see and know
Authority, the one who leads that works to fasten and establish that works to see and know.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of לוּעַ 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
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- are swallowed up1 · 50%
- and they shall swallow down1 · 50%
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.