נָמַל
nâmal · naw-mal'
to become clipped or (specifically) circumcised
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to become clipped or (specifically) circumcised
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (branch to) be cut down (off), circumcise.
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
- לLamed30
Picture: shepherd's staff or goad
- Concrete
- staff · goad · yoke · cattle prod
- Extended
- authority · to lead · to teach · to bind · toward
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › water, chaos, the mighty deep › authority, the one who leads
The seed, life continuing of water, chaos, the mighty deep of authority, the one who leads.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נָמַל 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.
- and ye shall circumcise1 · 20%
- and is cut down1 · 20%
- be cut off1 · 20%
- as all other, and cut off1 · 20%
- be cut down1 · 20%
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.