סוּךְ
çûwk · sook
properly, to smear over (with oil), i.e. anoint
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
properly, to smear over (with oil), i.e. anoint
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: anoint (self), [idiom] at all.
Letters
- סSamekh60
Picture: a prop or pillar
- Concrete
- pillar · prop · thorn
- Extended
- to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- 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)
to support and uphold › to fasten and establish › the open hand that covers
To support and uphold that works to fasten and establish of the open hand that covers.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of סוּךְ 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 · 9 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- but thou shalt not anoint2 · 22%
- and anointed2 · 22%
- thyself therefore, and anoint1 · 11%
- and anoint1 · 11%
- from thee, and i anointed1 · 11%
- neither did i anoint1 · 11%
- myself at all1 · 11%
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.