לְשַׁד
lᵉshad · lesh-ad'
(figuratively) vigor; also a sweet or fat cake
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root of uncertain meaning; apparently juice, i.e.
(figuratively) vigor; also a sweet or fat cake
- (figuratively) vigor
- also, a sweet or fat cake
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: fresh, moisture.
Letters
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- 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
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
authority, the one who leads › to consume, to destroy › the doorway, the way in
Authority, the one who leads that works to consume, to destroy of the doorway, the way in.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of לְשַׁד 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.
- of fresh1 · 50%
- upon me: my moisture1 · 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.