מוּךְ
mûwk · mook
to become thin, i.e. (figuratively) be impoverished
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to become thin, i.e. (figuratively) be impoverished
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: be (waxen) poor(-er).
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › to fasten and establish › the open hand that covers
Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to fasten and establish of the open hand that covers.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מוּךְ 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
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- be waxen poor2 · 40%
- that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor1 · 20%
- that dwelleth by him wax poor1 · 20%
- but if he be poorer1 · 20%
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.