נֹפֶךְ
nôphek · no'-fek
shining; a gem, probably the garnet
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to glisten;
shining; a gem, probably the garnet
- shining
- a gem, probably the garnet
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: emerald.
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › to speak, the word › the open hand that covers
The seed, life continuing that works to speak, the word of the open hand that covers.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נֹפֶךְ 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 · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- shall be an emerald1 · 25%
- an emerald1 · 25%
- with emeralds1 · 25%
- the emerald1 · 25%
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.