מָלַל
mâlal · maw-lal'
to speak (mostly poetical) or say
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to speak (mostly poetical) or say
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: say, speak, utter.
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
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › authority, the one who leads › authority, the one who leads
Water, chaos, the mighty deep of authority, the one who leads of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מָלַל 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 · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- who would have said1 · 20%
- wilt thou speak1 · 20%
- shall utter1 · 20%
- who can utter1 · 20%
- he speaketh1 · 20%
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.