אַלְמֻגִּים
ʼalmuggîym · al-moog-gheem'
almug (i.e. probably sandle-wood) sticks
Lexicon
Derivation: probably of foreign derivation (used thus only in the plural);
almug (i.e. probably sandle-wood) sticks
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: almug trees. Compare H418 (אַלְגּוּמִּים).
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › authority, the one who leads › water, chaos, the mighty deep › to carry, to lift up › the hand that works › water, chaos, the mighty deep
Strength, the leader of authority, the one who leads of water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to carry, to lift up of the hand that works of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אַלְמֻגִּים 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
3 occurrences · 3 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of almug1 · 33%
- of the almug1 · 33%
- no such almug1 · 33%
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.