מִלָּה
millâh · mil-law'
a word; collectively, a discourse; figuratively, a topic
Lexicon
Derivation: from H4448 (מָלַל) (plural masculine as if from מִלֶּה;
a word; collectively, a discourse; figuratively, a topic
- a word
- collectively, a discourse
- figuratively, a topic
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: [phrase] answer, by-word, matter, any thing (what) to say, to speak(-ing), speak, talking, word.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › authority, the one who leads › to reveal, behold
Water, chaos, the mighty deep of authority, the one who leads that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מִלָּה 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
38 occurrences · 38 OT · 0 NT · 25 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- words7 · 19%
- my speech3 · 8%
- my words3 · 8%
- of thy words2 · 6%
- by me, and his word1 · 3%
- himself from speaking1 · 3%
- thy words1 · 3%
- or with speeches1 · 3%
- and lettest such words1 · 3%
- of words1 · 3%
- me in pieces with words1 · 3%
- the words1 · 3%
- talking1 · 3%
- and my speech1 · 3%
- yea, i am their byword1 · 3%
- what to say1 · 3%
- his words1 · 3%
- speaking1 · 3%
- of matter1 · 3%
- my speeches1 · 3%
- any thing to say1 · 3%
- of my words1 · 3%
- i will answer1 · 3%
- thee that i have yet to speak1 · 3%
- by words1 · 3%
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.