מַשְׂכִּית
maskîyth · mas-keeth'
a figure (carved on stone, the wall, or any object); figuratively, imagination
Lexicon
Derivation: from the same as H7906 (שֵׂכוּ);
a figure (carved on stone, the wall, or any object); figuratively, imagination
- a figure (carved on stone, the wall, or any object)
- figuratively, imagination
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: conceit, image(-ry), picture, [idiom] wish.
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
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- 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 consume, to destroy › the open hand that covers › the hand that works › the mark, the covenant sign
Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to consume, to destroy of the open hand that covers of the hand that works of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מַשְׂכִּית 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 · 6 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- any image1 · 17%
- all their pictures1 · 17%
- could wish1 · 17%
- in his own conceit1 · 17%
- in pictures1 · 17%
- of his imagery1 · 17%
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.