אׇסְפַּרְנָא
ʼoçparnâʼ · os-par-naw'
diligently
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) of Persian derivation;
diligently
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: fast, forthwith, speed(-ily).
Letters
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- סSamekh60
Picture: a prop or pillar
- Concrete
- pillar · prop · thorn
- Extended
- to support · to uphold · to turn around · to be trusted
- פPe80
Picture: an open mouth
- Concrete
- mouth · lips · teeth
- Extended
- to speak · a word · an edge or opening · to scatter speech
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- נNun50
Picture: a sprouting seed, or a fish in water
- Concrete
- seed · sprout · fish · offspring
- Extended
- life · continuation · heir · to perpetuate
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
strength, the leader › to support and uphold › to speak, the word › the head, the highest › the seed, life continuing › strength, the leader
Strength, the leader that works to support and uphold that works to speak, the word of the head, the highest of the seed, life continuing of strength, the leader.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of אׇסְפַּרְנָא 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
7 occurrences · 7 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- speedily4 · 57%
- fast1 · 14%
- forthwith1 · 14%
- with speed1 · 14%
Where it is used, by book.
- Ezra7
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.