נְקוֹדָא
Nᵉqôwdâʼ · nek-o-daw'
Nekoda, a Temple-servant
Lexicon
Derivation: feminine of H5348 (נָקֹד) (in the figurative sense of marked); distinction;
Nekoda, a Temple-servant
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Nekoda.
Letters
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- דDalet4
Picture: tent door hanging down
- Concrete
- door · curtain · entrance
- Extended
- a way in or out · moving back and forth · a path · hanging
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the seed, life continuing › what comes behind, the returning cycle › to fasten and establish › the doorway, the way in › strength, the leader
The seed, life continuing of what comes behind, the returning cycle that works to fasten and establish of the doorway, the way in of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of נְקוֹדָא 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