נַפְתֻּחִים
Naphtuchîym · naf-too-kheem
Naphtuchim, an Egyptian tribe
Lexicon
Derivation: plural of foreign origin,
Naphtuchim, an Egyptian tribe
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Naptuhim.
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
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- מMem40
Picture: waves of water
- Concrete
- water · sea · blood · liquid
- Extended
- chaos · mighty and uncontrollable · the masses · from / out of
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › to speak, the word › the mark, the covenant sign › to separate and protect › the hand that works › water, chaos, the mighty deep
The seed, life continuing that works to speak, the word of the mark, the covenant sign that works to separate and protect of the hand that works of water, chaos, the mighty deep.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נַפְתֻּחִים 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 · 1 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- and naphtuhim2 · 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.