מִשְׁטוֹחַ
mishṭôwach · mish-to'-akh
a spreading-place
Lexicon
Derivation: or מִשְׁטַח; from H7849 (שָׁטַח);
a spreading-place
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (to) spread (forth, -ing, upon).
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- 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 › to consume, to destroy › to surround and contain › to fasten and establish › to separate and protect
Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to consume, to destroy that works to surround and contain that works to fasten and establish that works to separate and protect.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מִשְׁטוֹחַ 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.
- it shall be a place for the spreading1 · 25%
- thou shalt be a place to spread1 · 25%
- upon1 · 25%
- they shall be a place to spread forth1 · 25%
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.