מֶתֶג הָאַמָּה
Metheg hâ-ʼAmmâh · meh'-theg haw-am-maw'
Metheg-ha-Ammah, an epithet of Gath
Lexicon
Derivation: from H4964 (מֶתֶג) and H520 (אַמָּה) with the art. interposed; bit of the metropolis;
Metheg-ha-Ammah, an epithet of Gath
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Metheg-ammah.
Letters
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- 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 › the mark, the covenant sign › to carry, to lift up › to reveal, behold › strength, the leader › water, chaos, the mighty deep › to reveal, behold
Water, chaos, the mighty deep of the mark, the covenant sign that works to carry, to lift up that works to reveal, behold of strength, the leader of water, chaos, the mighty deep that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of מֶתֶג הָאַמָּה 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
2 occurrences · 2 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- methegammah1 · 100%
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.