נְוָלוּ
nᵉvâlûw · nev-aw-loo'
a sink
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) or נְוָלִי; (Aramaic), from an unused root probably meaning to be foul;
a sink
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: dunghill.
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › to fasten and establish › authority, the one who leads › to fasten and establish
The seed, life continuing that works to fasten and establish of authority, the one who leads that works to fasten and establish.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נְוָלוּ 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