עֲוִית
ʻĂvîyth · av-veeth'
Avvith (or Avvoth), a place in Palestine
Lexicon
Derivation: or perhaps (עַיּוֹת (as if plural of H5857 (עַי)) (עַיוּת; from H5753 (עָוָה); ruin;
Avvith (or Avvoth), a place in Palestine
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Avith.
Letters
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to see and know › to fasten and establish › the hand that works › the mark, the covenant sign
To see and know that works to fasten and establish of the hand that works of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of עֲוִית 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.
- was avith2 · 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.