סְאָה
çᵉʼâh · seh-aw'
a seah, or certain measure (as determinative) forgrain
Lexicon
Derivation: from an unused root meaning to define;
a seah, or certain measure (as determinative) forgrain
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: measure.
Letters
- סSamekh60
Picture: a prop or pillar
- Concrete
- pillar · prop · thorn
- Extended
- to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- הHe5
Picture: a person with both arms raised
- Concrete
- a man calling out · a window · breath
- Extended
- behold! · revelation · to reveal · the (definite article)
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to support and uphold › strength, the leader › to reveal, behold
To support and uphold of strength, the leader that works to reveal, behold.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of סְאָה 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
9 occurrences · 9 OT · 0 NT · 7 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- measures2 · 22%
- two measures2 · 22%
- and two measures2 · 22%
- shall a measure1 · 11%
- so a measure1 · 11%
- and a measure1 · 11%
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.