עַקְרָב
ʻaqrâb · ak-rawb'
a scorpion; figuratively, a scourge or knotted whip
Lexicon
Derivation: of uncertain derivation;
a scorpion; figuratively, a scourge or knotted whip
- a scorpion
- figuratively, a scourge or knotted whip
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: scorpion.
Letters
- עAyin70
Picture: an eye
- Concrete
- eye · spring of water
- Extended
- to see · to know · experience · to watch
- קQof100
Picture: the back of the head, or the sun on the horizon
- Concrete
- back of the head · rising sun · circle
- Extended
- what is behind · the last · a cycle · to come around again
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to see and know › what comes behind, the returning cycle › the head, the highest › the house, what is within
To see and know of what comes behind, the returning cycle of the head, the highest of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of עַקְרָב 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
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- you with scorpions2 · 33%
- but i will chastise you with scorpions2 · 33%
- and scorpions1 · 17%
- among scorpions1 · 17%
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.