מֵישַׁךְ
Mêyshak · may-shak'
Meshak, the Babylonian
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) of foreign origin and doubtful significance; name of H4333 (מִישָׁאֵל)
Meshak, the Babylonian
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Meshak.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- 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
- 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 › the hand that works › to consume, to destroy › the open hand that covers
Water, chaos, the mighty deep of the hand that works that works to consume, to destroy of the open hand that covers.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מֵישַׁךְ 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
14 occurrences · 14 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- meshach14 · 100%
Where it is used, by book.
- Daniel14
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.