עַיִשׁ
ʻAyish · ah'-yish
the constellation of the Great Bear (perhaps from its migration through the heavens)
Lexicon
Derivation: or עָשׁ; from H5789 (עוּשׁ);
the constellation of the Great Bear (perhaps from its migration through the heavens)
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Arcturus.
Letters
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to see and know › the hand that works › to consume, to destroy
To see and know of the hand that works that works to consume, to destroy.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of עַיִשׁ 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 · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- arcturus2 · 100%
Where it is used, by book.
- Job2
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.