מְצֵלֶת
mᵉtsêleth · mets-ay'-leth
(only dual) double tinklers, i.e. cymbals
Lexicon
Derivation: from H6750 (צָלַל);
(only dual) double tinklers, i.e. cymbals
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: cymbals.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › to pursue the straight path › authority, the one who leads › the mark, the covenant sign
Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to pursue the straight path of authority, the one who leads of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מְצֵלֶת 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
13 occurrences · 13 OT · 0 NT · 10 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- with cymbals6 · 46%
- and with cymbals3 · 23%
- and cymbals3 · 23%
- having cymbals1 · 8%
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.