נְטֹפָתִי
Nᵉṭôphâthîy · net-o-faw-thee'
a Netophathite, or inhabitant of Netophah
Lexicon
Derivation: patronymic from H5199 (נְטֹפָה);
a Netophathite, or inhabitant of Netophah
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Netophathite.
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › to surround and contain › to speak, the word › the mark, the covenant sign › the hand that works
The seed, life continuing that works to surround and contain that works to speak, the word of the mark, the covenant sign of the hand that works.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נְטֹפָתִי 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
11 occurrences · 11 OT · 0 NT · 10 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- the netophathite7 · 64%
- a netophathite1 · 9%
- and the netophathites1 · 9%
- of the netophathites1 · 9%
- of netophathi1 · 9%
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.