מֶלְקָח
melqâch · mel-kawkh'
(only in dual) tweezers
Lexicon
Derivation: or מַלְקָח; from H3947 (לָקַח);
(only in dual) tweezers
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: snuffers, tongs.
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
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › authority, the one who leads › what comes behind, the returning cycle › to separate and protect
Water, chaos, the mighty deep of authority, the one who leads of what comes behind, the returning cycle that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מֶלְקָח 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
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and the tongs3 · 50%
- and his snuffers1 · 17%
- and his tongs1 · 17%
- with the tongs1 · 17%
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.