מְשֶׁלֶמְיָה
Mᵉshelemyâh · mesh-eh-lem-yaw'
Meshelemjah, an Israelite
Lexicon
Derivation: or מְשֶׁלֶמְיָהוּ; from H7999 (שָׁלַם) and H3050 (יָהּ); ally of Jah;
Meshelemjah, an Israelite
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Meshelemiah.
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
- 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
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
water, chaos, the mighty deep › to consume, to destroy › authority, the one who leads › water, chaos, the mighty deep › the hand that works › to reveal, behold
Water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to consume, to destroy of authority, the one who leads of water, chaos, the mighty deep of the hand that works that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מְשֶׁלֶמְיָה 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
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 4 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of meshelemiah2 · 50%
- was meshelemiah1 · 25%
- and meshelemiah1 · 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.