עֶצְיוֹן גֶּבֶר
ʻEtsyôwn Geber · ets-yone' gheh'ber
Etsjon-Geber, a place on the Red Sea
Lexicon
Derivation: from H6096 (עָצֶה) and H1397 (גֶּבֶר); backbone-like of a man;
Etsjon-Geber, a place on the Red Sea
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: Ezion-geber.
Letters
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- גGimel3
Picture: throwing stick (or camel)
- Concrete
- staff · throw stick · camel · foot
- Extended
- to carry · to gather up · walking · pride lifted up
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to see and know › to pursue the straight path › the hand that works › to fasten and establish › the seed, life continuing › to carry, to lift up › the house, what is within › the head, the highest
To see and know that works to pursue the straight path of the hand that works that works to fasten and establish of the seed, life continuing that works to carry, to lift up of the house, what is within of the head, the highest.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of עֶצְיוֹן גֶּבֶר 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
14 occurrences · 14 OT · 0 NT · 10 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- in eziongeber2 · 29%
- at eziongaber1 · 14%
- from eziongaber1 · 14%
- and from eziongaber1 · 14%
- at eziongeber1 · 14%
- to eziongeber1 · 14%
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.