אֲבִישַׁג
ʼĂbîyshag · ab-ee-shag'
Abishag, a concubine of David
Lexicon
Derivation: from H1 (אָב) and H7686 (שָׁגָה); father of error (i.e. blundering);
Abishag, a concubine of David
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Abishag.
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- 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
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › the house, what is within › the hand that works › to consume, to destroy › to carry, to lift up
Strength, the leader of the house, what is within of the hand that works that works to consume, to destroy that works to carry, to lift up.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אֲבִישַׁג 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.
- abishag2 · 40%
- and abishag1 · 20%
- me abishag1 · 20%
- let abishag1 · 20%
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.